What is the middle east (modern day Iraq) or
between the Tigris and Euphrates
100
A Ziggurat is __ ______
What is a temple ?
100
scribes were important in Sumer because of this achievement
What is the writing/ cuneiform?
100
Phoenicians became wealthy through _____________
What is trade?
100
The Tigris and Euphrates allowed for this main industry
What is farming?
200
What does Mesopotamia mean ?
What is between two rivers?
200
These people can only enter the ziggurats
Who are priests and priestesses?
200
The ____________ invented the wheel?
Who are the Sumerians?
200
He ruled for 42 years
Who is Hammurabi?
200
Farming and early settlements in Mesopotamia started...
What is 7000 BCE?
300
What was the nme of the "town" Sumerians lived?
What is a city state?
300
This is the type of religion Sumerians practiced?
What is polytheism?
300
The first epic written in cuneiform is called The ________ ___ ____________ .
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
300
Assyrians used this type of leadership to rule their empire
What is local leadership?
300
These are the three types of social classes in ancient Mesopotamia
What are high middle and lower class ?
400
flooding and a dry climate allowed for what?
What is the first civilization? (where people were no longer nomads. )
400
Name two characteristics of the gods of Sumer
What are mean and moody?
400
Hammurabi's code has how many laws?
What is 282?
400
Hittite soldiers had these two advantages over their opponents
What are Iron works and chariots?
400
Name 4 of the empires that ruled Mesopotamia
What are Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Babylonians?
500
Mesopotamia is located in this area the _________ _________ .
What is the fertile crescent?
500
Name the temple that the Sumerians created for their gods
What is a ziggurat?
500
Name 3 firsts that were created in ancient Mesopotamia?
What are the wheel, number system based on 60, plow, postal system, chariots, irrigation, cuneiform
500
Name a king of Mesopotamia and their achievements
Who is Hammurabi and he created a code of laws?
Who is Sargon (his daughter the first author) road construction improved irrigation, full time army ***postal system