Seven Keys
Which key of civilization organized worship? (pp. 140, 141)
religion
Copper and tin combine to create what stronger metal?
bronze
What modern-day country occupies most of what was once Mesopotamia? (pp. 119)
Iraq
What is an advanced society with all seven keys?
a civilization
What did Gilgamesh want that no human can have?
immortality
What surface did Mesopotamians write, or inscribe on? (pp. 143)
clay tablet or wet clay
What technology allowed fresh water to reach farmland? (page 136)
irrigation
What does the Greek word Mesopotamia mean? (pp. 135)
"between the rivers"
What Babylonian king is famous for 282 laws etched in stone? (pp. 149)
Hammurabi
What is a long narrative poem and "slang" for awesome? (pp. 144)
epic
Which key of civilization came about in the effort to record crop totals? (pp. 143 E.H.)
written language
What invention led to carts and chariots? (pp. 145)
the wheel
What river, the longest in the Middle East, ran through Mesopotamia? (pp. 105)
The Euphrates River
What consisted of an independent central city and all the countryside around it? pg. 138
a city-state
What tool was attached to oxen to break the hard clay soil of Sumer? (page 145)
a plow
Which key of civilization is responsible for keeping law & order? (page 31)
government
What number did the Sumerians base their math system on? (page 145)
60
What country is east of Iraq and was once the center of the Persian empire? (page 119)
Iran
Who conquered Mesopotamia in 2350 B.C. and formed the world's first empire? (pp. 154 timeline)
Sargon
What was the name of the pyramid-like temples in Mesopotamia? (pp. 146)
ziggurat
What did job specialization lead to? (pp. 141)
a social hierarchy (pyramid)
What do great kings like Sargon and Hammurabi create to make themselves remembered forever? (pp. 139, 140)
empires
The first Mesopotamians came down from the Zagros. What are the Zagros? (pp. 104)
The Zagros Mountains
What form of government is "of the people, by the people, and for the people"?
democracy
What was the title of the first recorded story of the legendary Sumerian king?
(pp. 144)
The Epic of Gilgamesh