Royal Cemetery of Ur
Domestication of Animals
Representation of Rulers
Geography I
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Geography II
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100
This artifact was made out of copper, had a curly beard, braided hair and a chignon. Body of the statue was never found. The ears, eyes, nose and beard were defaced by enemies.
What is the Head of a King?
100
This artifact was separated into three parts. Divine world was on the top, human world in the middle and animal world on the bottom. Used for flowers or water.
What is the Warka Vase?
100
This artifact shows the King of Babylon with the sun god Shamash. It is seven feet tall and its rules follow the "eye for an eye" philosophy in which each punishment fits its crime. It is widely recognized as the first ever set of written laws.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
100
This river is located north (top) of Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris River?
100
This is the major desert in the area.
What is the Syrian Desert?
200
This artifact was made of gold, pearl, silver, shell and lapis lazuli. A panel of this artifact showed animals in human poses, as servants, and celebrating. Part of this artifact was the head of a bull. It was found next to a musician leading experts to believe servants were killed and buried with royalty.
What is the Great Lyre?
200
This artifact was not actually eaten out of by animals, but was used to offer libations to the gods.
What is the Warka Trough?
200
This artifact has two sides, one shows war and the other peace. The war side depicts uniforms and helmets made of animal hide and the invention of the chariot to crush and evade enemies.
What is the Standard of Ur?
200
This mountain range contained precious metals and is represented by a bull in the 12 month zodiac. (May)
What is the Taurus Mountains?
200
Locate the two "I" countries on the map. (Modern Day)
What is Iraq and Iran?
300
This artifact was found by Sir Leonard Woolley. It is made of gold foil, lapis, copper and mosaic of red limestone, white shell and blue lapis lazuli. It depicts the second most important animal in Mesopotamia after the bull, and is a symbol of fertility.
What is the Rearing Goat with Flowering Plant?
300
This god is represented by sun rays coming from his shoulders and holds a knife to cut through the mountains each morning.
Who is Shamash?
300
This artifact commemorated a victory over the Lullubi people of the Zagros Mountains. He is holding the composite bow, which is lined with animal bone and sinew. The enemies are pierced with bows and the enemy king is begging for mercy. He is wearing god's crown, which shows his hubris. The gods are shown as small suns in the sky.
What is the Stele of Naram-Sin?
300
These mountains also contained precious metals and are represented by the last letter in the alphabet.
What are the Zagros Mountains?
300
What country does the US still have troops or active fighting? (Modern Day)
What is Afghanistan?
400
This artifact was made to look like a wig or head of hair with a braid and chignon in the back and embossed in gold. Originally a leather strand went through the holes and along the bottom. It was worn in celebrations of military exploit and parades after battle, but not during.
What is the Helmet of Meskalamdug?
400
This artifact is a headless statue with its hands clasped in prayer with architectural plans on his/her lap. There were 27 statues of this person found, many made of diorite. He helped rebuild fifteen temples.
What is the Statue of Gudea?
400
This artifact shows Sargon's daughter, a priestess, who thought of herself as the wife of Nanna, the moon god. It is made of alabaster and its circular shape is meant to represent the shape of the moon. Included is a stepped offering table to Inanna and a priest with male attendants.
What is the Disc of Enheduanna?
400
This is the other major river in the Mesopotamian area. (Hint: ET phone home!)
What is the Euphrates River?
400
Locate Ur and Uruk on the map.
What is a good job?????
500
This artifact was worn by a queen and made of gold leaf, carnelian and lapis. The design included banded rings, leaves and flowers. It was found in an undisturbed tomb. The queen's teeth were almost perfect when found because her diet contained no sugar.
What is The Headdress of Queen Puabi?
500
This artifact showed Eannatum's victory in the battle of Lagash over Umma. This was a civil war between city-states over borders . Eannatum is in front of the phalanx and larger than the rest. The back of the artifact shows Ningirsu hitting a cage full of enemies with mace.
What is the Stele of the Vultures?
500
This artifact was found in Inanna's temple in Uruk. It was probably used as an administrative document detailing trade activities or as an offering to Inanna. The cuneiform writing on it referred to twenty sheep, twenty containers and eight pieces of silver.
What is a Cuneiform Tablet?
500
Please point out the major bodies of water: (Hint: PBCRM - PeanutButterCReaM)
What is Persian Gulf, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea.
500
Locate the region Sumer, Akkad and Assyria. (Hey, you want the big bucks, you've got to work!)
What is a very good student!!!
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