Need to know
A mound made up of layered dirt and remains of buildings
What is a tell
Define polytheism:
What is worship many gods
This allowed farmers to drop seeds down a funnel on the center of the plow
What is a seeder plow
1920’s archeologist who uncovered many artifacts from Ur and the land of Sumer
Who is Sir Leonard Woolley
The Sumerian made their clothing from _______ or flax.
What is wool
Early Sumerians used _________ to poke holes in the ground.
What is a sticks
Cuneiform comes from the Latin word _________
What is a wedge shape
This is the smallest unit of weight
What is barely-corn
King of the Amorites and ruler of Babylonian empire
Who is Hammurabi
Sumerian school are called ___________ were attached to the temples.
What are tablet houses
Sumerian people where the first known to use the _________
What is the wheel
An Epic can be defined as:
What is a long poem about the actions of a hero
Developed by using the cycles of the moon
What is the 12 month calendar
Name the goddess of love and war
Who is Morning and evening star goddess
Who is the god of thunder and rain
Who is the Storm God
An amount that is more than what is needed ________
What is a surplus
Studying the movements and position of the sun, moon, stars, and planets in the belief that they influence people’s lives.
What is astrology
a group of people in society with the same social position, often determined by economic status
What is a social class
Who is the god if wisdom, magic, arts and crafts
Who is Freshwater God
A clay _________ is used to imprint a person signature.
What is cylinder
A sediment of very fine particles containing rock and minerals that is found at the bottom of bodies of water__________
What is silt
The scientific study of the stars and heavenly objects
What is astronomy
a curved area from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the fertile crescent
Name the god of truth and justice
Who is the Sun God
Who wrote down sales on clay tablets.
What is a scribe