Geography
What are the names of the two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was Gilgamesh?
A King from Mesopotamia
How many laws were there?
282
How many characters does the Phonecian alphabet have?
22
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Which modern day countries were the site of Mesopotamia?
Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey
Who was at first an enemy to Gilgamesh and then his best friend?
In what languages were the codes written in? I will accept one of the two answers
Akkadian and Cuneiform
Who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The Sumerians
What does polytheistic mean?
When you worship many gods.
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True or false, was the Epic of Gilgamesh one of the oldest recorded stories?
True
What was the code written on?
Diorite Stele
What shape did they use to create the math shape or 1 and 10?
A wedge shape
What is a nomad?
A person who travels from place to place.
Mediterranean, Red and Black Sea
Where did the towns people pray?
At the Ziggurat
What was the name of the Babylonia God for Law, Justice and Salvation?
Shamash
Name one reason that people needed a writing system?
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What does the word patriarchal mean?
A society ruled by men that favours men.
What is the name of the mountain range?
Zagros
What was the name of the gloomy god?
Marduk
Give me an example of a severe punishment.
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Write number 10.
I will show on the board.
King
Nobles
Craftsmen
Slaves