Rulers & City States
Each city-state had its own main ________ that the people could pray to.
What is a "god" or "goddess"?
A system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds.
What is cuneiform?
A religious temple in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
A trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money.
What is barter?
A famous Sumerian innovation that helped with transportation.
What is the wheel?
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh?
The Sumerians built these out of reeds and date palm leaves.
What are boats?
A traditional story that tells a belief.
What is a myth?
The present-day country that Mesopotamia is located in.
What is Iraq?
The first leaders of city-states.
Who are priests?
I am the first Mesopotamian city with a 40,000+ population.
What is Uruk?
The Sumerians were the first to make this by mixing copper and tin.
What is bronze?
The god that created the first Sumerian city.
Who is Marduk?
I am the body of water in the Southeast of Mesopotamia, close to the city-states.
What is the Persian Gulf?
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
A new way of planting crops developed by the Sumerians.
What is the plow?
The Sumerians believed that the gods planed to destroy humanity with this type of natural disaster.
What is a flood?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?