Vocab
where is mesopotamia
Between tigris and euphrates rivers
Why was Epic of Gilgamesh a big achievement
it was the first Superhero story(answers may vary)
What did Gilgamesh want after Enkidu died
Immortality
Who was the least important person
Servants/slaves
who was Sargon
Ruler of Akkadians around 2334 to 2279 BCE.
Artisan meaning
A person who makes things by hand
What were building bricks made of?
Bricks of mud
Why did they create Enkidu
to rival Gilgamesh and teach him a lesson
King/Ruler
Who was Hammurabi
Ruler of Babylon's around 1792 to 1750 BCE
City state meaning
a small independent city with governments and state
What was used to measure time?
Falling water
Who is Utnapishtim
the guy who survived a big flood and got immortality
What did craftsman's do
They made things
When was cuneiform invented
3600 BCE
Aqueduct meaning
Method of transporting water
Explain why the plow and sickle were important
The plow and sickle were important because they helped people grow and collect more food, which let them stay in one place and build towns.
Who was the evil monster Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed
Humbaba
Name all the people in the social structure in order
king
High priests/Nobles
Low priests/officials
Craftsmans
Peasant/slaves
What epic story was written in cuneiform
epic of gilgamesh
Ziggurat and polytheism meaning
Ziggurat=A big, stepped building used to worship
Polytheism=Believing in multiple gods
Give 5 Sumerian achievements
1.They divided circle into 360 degrees
2.They divided the year into 12 months
3.Cuneiform
4.Invented perimeter
5.Used water to measure time
Who was the person Gilgamesh rejected
Ishtar
Officials collected tax
Priests handled religion
Nobles were related to the king/queen
How many laws did Hammurabi write
282 laws