Vocabulary
a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.
What does Siege mean?
growing crops, earth, statues, Ziggurats, sacrifice, music, settling disputes.
Sumerians believed their gods had a lot of power. They tried to please their gods by ____ and ____. They constructed ____. They may have believed it was how their gods climbed down to __. They made __ to express their beliefs. They had religous ceremonies where __ played and may have included a ____ to the gods.
the goddess of love
Who is Ishtar
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
over 4000 years
How old is Hammurabi's code?
The belief that there are many gods
what does Polytheism mean?
Cuneiform, pictographs, goods people exchange with one another.
Sumerians developed ___ around 3300 B.C.E. They kept records of the information about the ____. it was based on and earlier form of writing that used __.
Gilgamesh wants to be...
famous
These rivers start at the black sea and end at the city Ur.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
When the code was found it was in this number of parts
What is three?
The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants.
describe economy
Lyre, weapons , Painting, cups, decorative items, music, Ziggurats, architecture, temples.
Sumerians created __,__, and__ as forms of expression. Artisans made __,__, and __. Architects designed __ and __. Sculptures carved statues, and musicians played musical instruments such as the __, because they believed that might bring joy to the gods.
One of two monsters that Gilgamesh and Enkidu slayed.
Who is Humbaba or the Bull of heaven
These mountains start at the city of Jarmo and end at the Persian Gulf.
What are the Zagros mountains?
More than 300
What is the number of laws in Hammurabi's code?
a symbol that stands for an object
pictograph
Powerful, Gods, enforce the laws, collect taxes, lead the army, build temples, make sure irrigation systems work ok, and appointed officials to help with certain duties
Government is to direct people's behavior and make life orderly. Sumerians were ruled by kings and believed they were chosen by _____. This made them very ______. King could _____, _____, _____, ____, _____.
He told Gilgamesh about a great flood that brought him eternal life.
Who is Utnapishtim
These mountains start at the city of Catal Hoyuk and end at the start of the Tigris and Euphrates River.
What are the Taurus Mountains?
Some of the stele was related to this biblical text
What is if a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out?
a place in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared.
what does Sumer mean
Sumerians used a stable food supply to ___. Two key inventions ___ and ____ helped them to create a stable food supply.
She went to heaven in a furious rage
Who is Ishtar?
This city is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The code was written this language
What is Akkadian?