Hammurabi
Sumerian Achievements
Sumerian Vocab Words
Sumerian Religion
Invasions of Mesopotamia
100
This is the area Hammurabi battled to control after Sargon died.
What is Mesopotamia (or the Fertile Crescent).
100
This is one of their most important inventions, and is a circular shaped object used in cars, trucks, and buses.
What is a wheel.
100
This is the science of building.
What is architecture
100
This is the act of worshipping multiple gods.
What is polytheism.
100
These are the people who first invaded Mesopotamia after Sargon's death.
Who are the Hittites.
200
This is the group that Hammurabi was the leader of.
What is Babylon.
200
These were oddly shaped clay objects used to stamp people's possessions.
What is the cylinder seal.
200
A pyramid shaped temple.
What is a ziggurat.
200
These are the people who the priests gave offerings to and who potentially chose the empire's new leader.
What are the gods.
200
This military vehicle was used by the Hittites and Kassites and was drawn by horses.
What is a chariot.
300
This is the number of laws in Hammurabi's code.
What is 282 laws.
300
Sargon created this to make sure his empire was protected.
What is a permanent army.
300
The world's first writing system.
What is cuneiform.
300
These are the people who performed or led religious ceremonies.
What are priests.
300
This is the set of letters that the Phoenicians invented which were used to combine letters to form words.
What is an alphabet.
400
This is the number of years that Hammurabi ruled.
What is 42 years.
400
Merchants used complex methods of putting gold pieces together creating this modern day accessory.
What is jewelry.
400
These were long poems that told the stories of heroes.
What is an epic.
400
The Sumerians believed the gods had enormous powers, and could supposedly do these four things. (you only need to say two of the four)
What are bring good harvests, illness, floods, and wealth.
400
This is the year in which the Chaldeans destroyed the Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire.
What is 612 BC.
500
This is the year that Hammurabi came to power.
What is 1792 BC.
500
This was one of the world's first instruments created with multiple strings and a cow's head on the front.
What is the lyre.
500
These are the two rivers that Mesopotamia lies between.
What are the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
500
These were the sun and moon gods of Mesopotamia.
Who are Utu and Nanna.
500
This is the animal that the Phoenicians made purple dye out of.
What is shellfish.
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