Mesopotamia
a long poem, tells the story of a hero
epic
a way of supplying water to land or crops
irrigation
skilled craftsman
artisan
invention that improved transportation and pottery making
wheel
means wedge shaped
cuneiform
the worship of many gods
polytheism
a pyramid-like temple
ziggurat
a city and the surrounding land and villages that it controlled
city-state
The abbreviation ca. stands for
around
Which law has large sections on how to worship God?
Mosaic Law
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamians believed only these people could communicate with the gods
priests
center of religion and government in Sumer
ziggurat
This empire was fierce and terrorized the nations
Assyrian Empire
a merchant signed his signature with
a cylinder seal
improved record keeping and made literature possible
cuneiform
a person who recorded information in writing
scribe
In Sumer, who were in the lowest class?
slaves
Who excavated the city of Ur?
Sir Leonard Woolley
The Mesopotamian 12-month calendar was based on the cycles of
the moon
name one benefit of the Tigris & Euphrates
fertile soil or water for crops/animals/people
The plow, the yoke, and the wheel made ___________ easier.
farming
people attended school to become
scribes
Who attended school in ancient Mesopotamia?
wealthy boys
What did Sumerians build to help control the destruction of floods?
levees