The Sumerians
The year civilization developed in the river valleys of Mesopotamia
What is 3000 B.C.
The name of the civilization that settled in the lower part of the River Valley
Who are The Sumerians
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.
What is a Ziggurat.
Gilgamesh's friend
Who is Enkidu.
Civilization began on the plains of these 2 rivers.
What is Tigris and Euphrates River
This is a city that governs itself and it's surrounding territory.
What is a City-State
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
What is Irrigation.
A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero.
What is an Epic Poem.
Mesopotamia developed in this land today.
What is Southern Iraq.
This class was Sumer's largest Social Class.
What is the Middle Class.
A system of writing used by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks in soft clay.
What is Cuneiform.
A monstrous giant who ruled the forest where the gods lived.
Who is Humbaba.
The Mesopotamian farmers used these to control seasonal floods.
What are dams.
these workers owned a plot of land in the area around the City-State.
What is a Farmer.
A belief in more than one God.
What is polytheism
The year Gilgamesh ruled
What is 2000 B.C.
Mesopotamia was given this nickname because of the rich soil it developed on.
What is the Fertile Crescent.
Mesopotamia was called this because of the great strides they made in technology.
What is the cradle of civilization.
An amount that is left over after a need has been met.
What is a Surplus.
The city Gilgamesh ruled over.
What is Uruk.