Mesopotamia
Sumerians
Akkadians
Babylonians
Mixed Review
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
A land between rivers.
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What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing?
Cuneiform
100
What did the scribes translate?
Sumerian writing.
100
What was the name of the new city-state that arose in 1800 B.C.?
Babylon
100
What does "reign" mean?
It means to rule; the period of time a King or Queen rules.
200
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
200
What tool did they use for writing?
Stylus
200
Who ruled Akkad?
Sargon I
200
Who was the King of Babylon?
Hammurabi.
200
What did Hammurabi build to honor the god Marduk?
A giant ziggurat; a temple.
300
Why is Mesopotamia called the Fertile crescent?
It was given its name from the rich soil and its shape.
300
What was the population of the largest Sumerian city?
20,000
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What are two improvements Sargon I made?
He repaired dikes and made the irrigation system longer.
300
Where was the Hammurabi Kingdom located?
It stretched from the Persian Gulf north through Mesopotamia.
300
Why is the Fertile Crescent important to the entire world today, in 2013?
Because of the oil in this area.
400
What happens to the rivers every spring?
The rivers flood and make the soil fertile.
400
What is the name for a Sumerian Temple?
Ziggurat
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How long did Sargon I rule for?
35 years
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What improvements did Hammurabi make?
He improved roads and helped develop trade.
400
A temple ziggurat was built how high?
Up to six or seven stories high.
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What does fertile soil help with?
It helps the plants grow and the animals to thrive.
500
What did the Sumerians use to build houses?
Bricks
500
What does translate mean?
To change the words from one language to another.
500
Who were the two city-states?
Akkadians and Sumerians
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What is the name of the story that is the world's oldest known written literature that tells Sumerian myths?
The Story of Gilgamesh
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