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King Sargon the Great created this Mesopotamian invention.
What is the empire?
These 2 inventions helped farmers.
What are the plow, Lunar calendar, Irrigation, and Laws?
Some slaves could earn their freedom after a certain amount of years/work.
TRUE - Just like how the man who couldn't pay his debt made himself/his wife and kids work for no pay for 3 years and could be done in the 4th year.
This building looks like stairs to represent climbing higher to reach the gods/goddesses.
What is a ziggurat?
Mesopotamia gets it's name because of two rivers - the southern most river is called this.
What is the Euphrates rivers?
Gilgamesh's best friend was called this.
Who is Enkidu?
This invention was mostly just used by the wealthy.
What are board games?
The summer flooding helped spread silt throughout Mesopotamia!
FALSE - Flooding was during the spring
This adjective describes the kind of soil you want as a farmer.
What is Fertile?
This body of water is at the end of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is the Persian Gulf?
Enheduanna's favorite goddess represented these 3 things.
What are love, hate, and expression?
These 2 inventions helped improve trade.
What are Sailboats, Cuneiform, the Chariot, Laws, and the Wheel?
Wealthy women were allowed to be scribes.
FALSE - none could ; they could be priestesses
What is a crescent?
This body of water looks like a bunny.
What is the Red Sea?
Enheduanna was placed as a priestess by this man.
Who is her father, King Sargon the Great?
This is why the population increased once irrigation was created.
What is more people could be fed and supported?
A century is 1000 years.
False - A millenium is 1000 years. A century is 100 years.
This is the word used to represent how much of something I have.
What is "supply"?
These are the 4 different seas that surround Ancient Mesopotamiam
What are the Red Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Mediteranean Sea?
Hammurabi is the king of this city-state.
What is UR?
This is 1 pro and 1 con about Laws.
Pros: keep order, give punishments/consequences
Cons: unfair, extreme
The Upper Class is made up of: Merchants, Scribes, Skilled Workers, and Priests & Priestesses.
FALSE - Skilled workers are middle class
This invention could be rolled onto clay and would leave a unique imprint representing a specific person's name.
What is a cylinder seal?
This mountain range is where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin.