Mesopotamia
The land between the rivers or the land in the middle of the rivers.
What is the term for a mythical being that is part god and part human?
Demigod
The Sumerians invented what fundamental invention that helped move things?
The wheel.
Who wrote the famous Code of Laws from Babylon?
Hammurabi
What is the name of the world's first long poem/story from Mesopotamia?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What were the two rivers of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the term for the belief in multiple gods?
Polytheism
What Sumerian invention helped them to turn the heavy soil of the Euphrates valley for farming?
The plow.
His eye should be destroyed.
What were at least 2 words to describe Gilgamesh from the Epic?
Handsome, wise, strong, courageous, cruel...
What was the area around the rivers also known as because of its good farmland?
The Fertile Crescent
What were the names of the layered pyramid temples?
Ziggurats
What was the name of the Sumerian writing system?
Cuneiform
What city was Hammurabi the king of?
Babylon
Why did the gods create Enkidu?
To prevent Gilgamesh from being so cruel to the people of his kingdom, Uruk.
In what modern country does the land once known as Mesopotamia primarily exist?
Iraq
Why did the gods create humans in Mesopotamian mythology?
To work for them as servants.
How do we measure time thanks to the Sumerians?
60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute.
According to the code, what should happen to a boy who hits his father?
His hand should be cut off.
What did Gilgamesh and Enkidu do that led to them becoming friends?
They wrestled.
What was the name of the world's first city-state?
Sumer
Who was the god that created humans in Mesopotamian mythology?
Enki
Who was the first emperor in the world?
Sargon of Akkad
About how many laws were written in the Code?
300
What did Gilgamesh search for that he learned was reserved only for the gods?
Eternal life.