Vocabulary
Flat, raised surfaces used to keep things off the ground
a. platforms
b. Chariots
c. Merchant
a. Platforms
A tall pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
a. a religion
b. Ziggurat
c. Priests
b. Ziggurat
If I said, "The god of the sun brought he people daylight", would that be part of a religion or not part of a religion?
Part of a religion
What is the word for the ditches dug into the land to move water from one place to another: may also be used for transportation
Canals
What is a reservoir?
a. a natural or man-made area similar to a lake where water is stored for future use
b. a large empty area where people gather
c. a pool
a. a natural or man-made area similar to a lake where water is stored for future use
What is a Caravan?
A large group of people traveling together on animals or in vehicles for a long journey
What is the word for buildings created for worship and practicing religious beliefs?
Temples
What does polytheistic mean?
Having many gods and/or goddesses
What did Iddin's father Warrad keep record of
a. The number of sheep he had
b. The amount of rice they had
c. The amount of cloth he sold year to year
How much cloth he sold year to year
What is the word for flat slabs of stone clay, or wood used especially for writing
(hint: you might play on one at home)
Tablets
What is the word for a set of beliefs about how the world started, why things happen in it and how people should live in it?
Religion
Why was there an enormous wall around Babylon?
To protect the citizens
Who was the first king we discussed in the first THREE readings?
King Hammurabi
What is the word for pictures and shapes used to stand for something else
symbols
A two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses that were used in ancient times
a. Cars
b. carts
c. Chariots
c. Chariots
What are priests?
Religious leaders
What is Mesopotamia called now?
The Middle East
Who was the second king we discussed when we traveled back to Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
Who are scribes?
People whose job is to write things down
What is a merchant?
Someone who buys and sells goods
Who are the powerful unseen rulers, both male and female, that people living in ancient times believed controlled what happened in the world?
Gods and goddesses
What is one thing that is not included in describing and civilization?
a. a religion
b. Dancing
c. Leaders
What is another name people use to describe Mesopotamia?
(hint: think babies :) )
The Cradle of Civilizationn
What is cuneiform?
the system of writing in Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped symbols