General Info
Sumerian Civilization
Hammurabi's Code
Empires of Mesopotamia
Epic of Gilgamesh
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What does Mesopotamia mean?

Land between rivers

100
What is 1 right that Sumerian women have?

Buy and sell slaves

Operate businesses

Own property

100

What is the phrase used to describe the harsh punishments?

"Eye for an eye"

100
Who led the Akkadian Empire?

Sargon I

100

What type of religion does the Epic of Gilgamesh show that the Sumerians had?

Polytheistic
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What two rivers are in Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates

200

What are 2 Sumerian inventions?

Wagon wheel

Arches

Potter's wheel

Number system

12 month calendar

200
What is 1 example of a law in Hammurabi's Code?

Eye poked out; same done to you

Son strikes father, fingers cut off

Builder builds a house; his son dies

200

What empire came to power after the Akkadians?

Babylonians
200

What human-like quality do the Sumerian gods have in the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Human emotions

300

What is the oldest system of writing called?

Cuneiform

300

What do kings also serve as?

High-priest
300

How many laws are part of Hammurabi's Code?

282

300

Which empire invented chariots and iron weapons?

Hittites

300

What can the flood story in the Epic of Gilgamesh be compared to?

Noah's Ark

400

What are pyramid-like temples with steps leading closer to the heavens called?

Ziggurats

400

What 3 things do city-states share in common?

Religion, Language, Culture

400

What impacted the consequence of Hammurabi's laws?

Social class

400

What empire made the first libraries?

Assyrians

400

What is the ultimate goal of Gilgamesh on his journey?

To gain immortality

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What is a city-state?

A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

500

What type of government did the Sumerian city-states have?

Theocracy

500

What is 1 thing that Hammurabi accomplished BESIDES for his system of laws?

Reorganized tax system

Organized strong government

Made Babylon a major trade center

Increased economic prosperity

500

What empire created the first real alphabet?

Phoenicians

500
How old is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

4000+ years

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