Utanapishtim
Ninsun
Enkidu
Ishtar
Humbaba
100
word that means "land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
100
The land between these two rivers was known to be the "cradle of civilization"
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
100
This structure blocked the flow of water (part of irrigation system)
What is a dam?
100
This building was the center of life in Sumerian cities.
What is the ziggurat?
100
this word means "belief in many gods"
What is polytheism?
200
The first civilization (located in Mesopotamia)
What is Sumer?
200
Ancient Mesopotamians built houses and walls out of this resource
What is mud?
200
a self-ruled community that included a city and its nearby farmlands
What is a city-state?
200
These men gradually took priest's jobs as leaders
What are kings?
200
Name one way a person could become a slave.
-prisoner of war - couldn't pay debts -parents deceased/too poor
300
Fine soil formed by the overflow of water into the floodplain
What is silt?
300
Name a city in Sumer.
What is Ur?
300
Three functions of the ziggurat in Sumerian cities.
-storage of city-states' wealth -place where priests were paid for irrigation work -place of worship/offerings to gods
300
These people had more rights in early Sumer than later Mesopotamia.
Who are women?
300
Free people like farmers and artisans made up this social class in early Sumer.
What is the middle class?
400
Three innovations of early Sumer.
What are mathematics, wheel, plow, and writing?
400
These people were highly respected writing specialists (record keepers)
Who were scribes?
400
Why were priests and kings at the top of the social pyramid?
They were believed to have a connection to the gods
400
symbols that stood for actual objects (were known as "picture writing")
What are pictographs?
400
The people viewed these as "rich landowners" who all people were created to work for.
What are the gods?
500
The 5 traits of civilization
What are advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, and technology?
500
Ancient Mesopotamians had a surplus of grain, which they often traded for _______.
metal, wood, or stone
500
This long poem was one of the first stories ever written down.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
500
Name the Old Testament prophet who was from the city of Ur.
Who is Abraham?
500
Three things ancient Sumerians recorded using Cuneiform.
What are trade records, flood records, war records, and reigns of kings?
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