Civilization
All civilizations needs a well-organized ___________.
government
How many months were in a Sumerian calendar year?
12
What were stories, proverbs, and poems mainly written about?
gods and military victories
How many stories did a wealthy person's home have?
2
Who compiled a code of 282 laws?
Hammurabi
Who picked a military leader to lead battles during wars?
priests
What were the 2 seasons that the calendar was divided into?
Summer and Winter
What is the term for a long poem that tells the story of a hero?
Epic
What were artisans most famous for creating?
cylinder seals
What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?
Nineveh
How did kings first come about?
military leaders refused to give up their power after a war was over
What science/math subject did Sumer make important contributions to the field of?
astronomy
What poem was about adventures in the search for eternal life?
Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the extreme punishment that parents sometimes gave to disobedient children?
disowned/sold into slavery
What title was given to those the kings appoints to rule provinces in the Assyrian Empire?
princes
In Ur, what was the punishment for lawbreakers?
fines
What was the most significant advancement in medicine made during this time?
diagnosis for symptoms
What are the 4 ways that music was used?
religious rituals, entertainment, daily work, and special occasions
Even though women were not equal to men, what rights did they still have?
they could run a business and own property
What was another name of the Chaldean Empire?
New Babylonian Empire
What is the wedge-shaped writing that replaced picture symbols?
cuneiform
What the 3 examples of mathematical ideas that Sumer developed?
concept of zero, the 60 minute hour/60 second minute, and the 360 degree circle
How do we know that the biblical flood was remembered, at least in small ways?
much literature contains stories of great floods
What was added to men's and women's robes for decoration?
fringe
What civilization did historian think, for a long time, didn't actually exist?
Hittites