Geography
The two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
What word means the belief in many gods?
Polytheism
The highest person in the Sumerian social class.
The King
The name of the Sumerian writing system
Cuneiform
The Sumerians invented hours made of __________ minutes, and minutes made of _________ seconds
60
What law codes had harsh punishments for crimes like knocking out a person's tooth or slapping one's father
The Code of Ur-Nammu and Hammurabi's code
It runs from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea and Contains land that is good for farming
The Fertile Crescent
How many gods did the Sumerians have ?
Hundreds or Thousands
The people in the middle social class
Farmers and Skilled Workers
What did Sumerians use for writing before carving into clay tablets?
Tokens
What Sumerian inventions made transportation easier?
Wheels and Sails
What are myths
Stories about gods and heroes
What does Mesopotamia mean ?
The Land Between two Rivers
Pyramid-shaped temples where people worshipped Sumerian gods
Ziggurats
Who were in the upper Sumerian social class?
Rulers, officials, powerful priests, wealthy merchants, owners of large plots of land
What are pictograpghs?
Simple pictures that represent objects
What did Sumerians make with bronze ?
Weapons and Tools
Sumerians divided the year into __________ months, and each month into _______ days
12 months and 30 days
What was the First civilization called?
Sumer
Who were the only people who could communicate with the gods?
Priests
How could women gain power in Sumer?
Be in a higher class
Be a Priestess
Be Married to the ruler
what is a stylus?
A sharp tool used to carve into clay tablets
What is irrigation?
Who picked the people who would lead a city-state into war?
The priests
What soil is left behind by flood waters and makes the land good for growing crops?
Silt
What does it mean when something has human and animal characteristics?
Anthropomorphic
The people in the lowest level of the Sumerian social class
Slaves
What story was carved into 12 tablets and told a mythical story?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What did seed funnel do ?
It automatically dropped seeds into the soil
What is an independent state with its own ruler and god called?
A city-state