Category One
What is better known as a record keeper?
A scribe!
What were houses typically made out of during Sumerian times?
Mud! (bricks)
What happens when a king dies?
His eldest son would become king!
What are nomads?
People who move around from place to place!
Who are people who study the heavenly bodies?
Astronomers!
What was the earliest age of people?
The Stone Age!
What was the most major discovery of the Stone Age?
FIRE!
What is the oldest known story from Sumerian times?
The Epic of Gilgamesh!
What is cavalry?
Troops on horseback!
Who would most likely study fossils; historians, archaeologists, or anthropolgists?
Archaeologists!
What kinds of things would gatherers gather?
Berries, nuts, seeds etc.
What types of things inside of caves did historians use to learn more about people of the Stone Age?
Cave paintings!
What were the two major rivers in Mesopotamia called?
Tigris and Euphrates!
How did city-states protect themselves?
Large walls ant big armies!
Why was Babylon so successful for trading?
It was in the middle of a major trade route.
What are political districts in an empire called?
Provinces!
What covered the earth during ice ages?
Glaciers!
What is a caravan?
A group of traveling merchants.
What was the Assyrian capital called and what did it eventually become?
Nineveh and Babylon!
What are the remains/impressions of animals called?
Fossils!
DAILY DOUBLE!
What was the most marvelous and famous site at the ancient city of Babylon?
The Hanging Gardens of Bablyon!
Where is Mesopotamia located in the present day?
Iraq!
Why was irrigation so important?
So that people could move the water source towards them.
What is the term for a tool that is used to make life easier for humans?
Technology!
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is bronze made out of?
A mixture of copper and tin!
The largest structure in many Mesopotamian city-states, including Sumer, was a rectangular temple dedicated to the gods in the center of town. What was it called?
Ziggurat!
Dating back to 8,000 BC, what was the worlds oldest known village?
Jericho!
What was the Sumerian form of writing called and what did it consist of?
Cuneiform, carving on tablets.
What are skilled craftsmen better known as?
Artisans!
Who conquered the Chaldeans?
The Persians!
When did the last ice age end? (+ or - 1,000 years)
8,000 BC!
Name three very important inventions of Sumerian times.
Plow, wheel, sailboat.
What were the three classes in Sumerian city-states in order!
Kings and priests, artisans and farmers, slaves.
Who was the first king of Babylon?
Hammurabi!
When did the first civilization of Sumer begin?
Around 3,000 BC!