Sumerians worshiped many gods (gods for nature, war, rain, & wind)
(This is known as...)
What is polytheism
100
the name of the wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians
What is Cuneiform
100
a system of transporting water
What is irrigation
200
What does "T" stand for?
What is Technology
200
Why did people settle in the Fertile Crescent?
What is fertile soil (good for growing) and access to water
200
A huge pyramid shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked rectangular platforms.
What is a Ziggurat
200
were the tools/materials needed to write
What are clay tablets (damp/wet) and a stylus (reed)
200
the right to rule was god given
What is kingship
300
What does "R" stand for?
What is religion
300
Sumerians had fertile soil for farming, but they still faced two challenges that affected their crops
(*200 pts for each reason)
What are floods and dry windy summers
300
As a result of surplus of food, people had different jobs.
Some of these jobs were:
What are artisans and traders
300
the name cuneiform means
What is "wedge-shaped"
300
a problem face by early Mesopotamians
What is little rainfall
400
What does "L" stand for?
What is language
400
This place is made up of all the surrounding land and villages that it controls. Plus, it was independent from it's neighbors.
What is a city-state
400
With the improvement of agricultural techniques helping the Sumerians produce a food surplus. The dependable food supply helped villages become towns of neat mud-brick houses.
What is the increase of population
400
This person was trained to write and keep records in ancient times and write in the language of Sumer.
What is a scribe
400
the 2 major city-states in ancient Mesopotamia
What are Sumer and Akkad
500
What does "E" stand for?
What is economy
500
Farmers had trouble keeping their crops alive through the hot summer, so they developed this system
What is irrigation
500
How were the Mesopotamians able to make their culture richer?
What is through trading with people from other areas
500
Writing was used for several purposes.
The two main uses were:
What is business and trade
500
The application of human intelligence to problems to create new and better ways of doing things