Fertile Crescent
This is the nickname given to the Fertile Crescent, as very many early people groups came to prominence in the region
What is "The Cradle of Civilization"?
Sumer was the first recorded civilization after this global event
What is the Flood?
This word means "belief in only one God"
What is monotheism?
What is "Death Penalty"?
What is "sovereign"?
This is the Biblical garden said to have been located in the region.
What is the Garden of Eden?
What is Cuneiform?
This word means exalting man above God
What is humanism?
This is the greatest contribution to civilization
What is writing?
This word means "passing on cultural heritage/knowledge to the next generation"?
What is "education"?
These are the two principal rivers in the eastern portion of the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This man from the land of Ur ruled so well that the period in which he reigned was nicknamed "The Golden Age of Ur"
Who is Ur-Nammu?
This was the name for Sumerian temple-towers
What are ziggurats?
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This word means "way of life of a group of people"
What is "culture"?
This is the Greek word for "land between rivers"
What is "Mesopotamia"?
Long before lawyers and briefcases existed, Ur-Nammu developed the worlds first . . .
What is law code?
This easily divided number was given great significance in Sumerian culture
What is 60?
The most important industry in Sumer
What is textiles?
This word refers to a long poem, telling the story of a great fictitious hero or historical figure
What is epic?
This modern day country lines up with the eastern portion of the Fertile Crescent?
What is Iraq?
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
This word refers to the belief that stars and other celestial bodies can influence human affairs and destinies
What is astrology?
Before developments toward civilization could be made, this must be mastered
This is the word for Sumerian king, lit. "big man"
What is Lugal?