Geography
The name "Mesopotamia" comes from this Greek meaning.
What is the land "between the rivers"?
The ancient stepped temple of the Sumerians
What is a ziggurat?
The writing system of the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
The king of Sumeria who "ascended into heaven" in his quest to produce an heir
Who was Etana?
Developed around 3300 BC for use in commerce
What is cuneiform?
Also known as the Cradle of Civilization
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The Sumerian king of the gods who ordered the Great Flood
Who was Enlil?
The first known Epic
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The movement of people from nomadic tribes and small villages into cities
What is "streaming in"?
Sumerian trade goods - name two
What are pottery, cloth, leather, and grain?
The river on the western border of Mesopotamia
What is the Euphrates River?
The god of the Sumerians considered the protector of mankind
Who was Ea?
The most abundant natural resource in Mesopotamia, used to build houses, city walls, and as a writing surface
What is mud or clay?
The first military dictator and the founder of the longest-lived Sumerian dynasty
Who was Sargon?
Source of wood in Sumeria
What are the Zagros Mountains or the Lebanon Mountains?
This river flows through the eastern edge of Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris River?
The Sumerian goddess of fertility
Who was Inanna?
The wheel was invented in Sumeria at this time
What was 3400 BC?
Built by Sargon as the new capital of Sumer
What was Akkad?
What was Kish?
The first sacred city of Mesopotamia, ruled over by the king Alulim.
What was Eridu?
The Sumerian who was said to have survived the Flood
Who was Utnapishtam?
The environmental disaster caused by standing water in irrigation systems that is mitigated by weed fallowing
What is salinization?
The capital city of Gilgamesh that was replaced by Uruk
What was Ur?
Weights, measures, and taxes were standardized by this king
Who was Sargon?