Locations
Define each term
Who am I?
Identify the Term
Sumer
100
What is the fertile, moon shaped land in Asia called
Fertile Crescent
100
What is civilization?
A country or a people who have developed to a great extent the natural abilities that God has given to man.
100
Who is the famous citizen of Ur; God promised the land of Canaan to him
Abraham
100
What is the only completely accurate record of ancient history called?
The Bible
100
What is the "Cradle of Civilization" ?
The Fertile Crescennt
200
What is the land between the two rivers - Euphrates and Tigris and is a part of the Fertile Crescent called?
Mesopotamia
200
What is irrigation?
The supplying of land with water.
200
Lady Shubad Who is the queen whose tomb was discovered in ancient Ur ?
Lady Shubad
200
What is the name of the mountain upon which Noah's ark came to rest ?
Mr.Ararat
200
Priests What are the teachers in Sumerian schools called?
Priests
300
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia called?
Tigris, Euphrates
300
What is pictographs?
Writing that uses pictures to represent what the writer is saying.
300
Who is the Sumerian moon god?
Nanna
300
What is the name of the river whose name means "arrow" ?
Tigris
300
What is the southern part of Sumer called?
Chaldea
400
What is the name of the mountain north of Mesopotamia?
Mount Ararat
400
What is cuneiform?
The wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians.
400
Who is the king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built?
Ur-Nammu
400
What is the name of the place where history began ?
Garden of Eden
400
What is the most importan Sumerian city?
Ur
500
Babylon What was the famous city in Sumer?
Babylon
500
What do the archaeologists do?
Dig up and study the remains of ancient civiliza­tions.
500
What is the archaeologist who discovered evidence of a great flood?
Sir Leonard Woolley
500
What is the land "between the rivers" called?
Mesopotamia
500
Who were the pupils in Sumerian schools ?
Boys from wealthy families.
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