Geography
Sumer
Literature and Writing
Technology
Gods and Rulers
100
Another word for complex societies
What is civilizations
100
Most Sumerians did this to make a living
What is farming
100
This utensil was used to write on clay tablets
What is a stylus
100
This tool is used to carry people and goods from place to place.
What is the wheel
100
The place where Sumerians worshiped their gods
What is a ziggurat
200
Because Mesopotamia was the land between the rivers it was called this
What is the fertile crest
200
Some sumerians were skilled workers who made metal products, clothes or pottery
What is an artisan
200
This was the writing form that consisted of hundreds of wedge-shaped marks?
What is cunieform
200
This invention replaced muscle power with wind power
What is the sailboat
200
The name of the Akkadian King who took over Mesopotamia in 2340 BC
What is Sargon
300
These two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
300
Who were the people who made up the bottom of the social class.
What is slaves
300
These people were the record keepers and held honor positions in society
What are scribes
300
This invention helped farmers
What is the plow
300
The Babylonian King who took had a strict set of codes or laws
Who is Hammurabi
400
This is a city with land surrounding it
What is a city-state
400
These peoplewere at the top of the social class
What are kings and priests warriors and government officials
400
Mesopotamia became known as this because their inventions and ideas were copied throughout history
What is "The Cradle of Civilization"
400
The Mesopotamian number system is why 60 is the base of these three measures.
What is 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 360 degrees in a circle
400
A group of many different lands under one ruler is called what?
What is an empire
500
This was the main building material to make homes, temples, and other buildings
What are mud bricks
500
What was a big decision that men could make for his children?
What is decide who their children would marry
500
This long poem is the oldest known piece of literature
What is "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
500
The Sumerians used this system to determine when to hold religious ceremonies and plant crops
What is the 12 month calendar
500
What are three things that Hammurabi's Code
What is crimes, farming, business, and marriage
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