General
Cities
Writing
Religion
Inventions
100
In what area do you find Mesopotamia? (___________ Crescent)
Fertile Crescent
100
The cities were surrounded by a ______.
wall
100
What is the name of writing in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
100
Sumerians believed in ________ gods.
Sumerians believed in MANY gods.
100
What Mesopotamian invention helped transport on rivers?
The sailboat
200
Mesopotamia is found between two rivers: the __________ and the Euphrates.
The Tigris River
200
What was at the center of the city?
a Temple or Ziggurat
200
What is the name of the king in the first story (Epic Poem) that was written down?
Gilgamesh
200
Sumerians believed that ______ lived in temples.
Sumerians believed that GODS lived in temples.
200
Which Sumerian invention helped with record keeping?
Writing and a number system
300
In c. 5000 BCE ___________ start to emerge in the Sumer region.
City States
300
What did the king live in?
A palace
300
Cuneiform is made up of a lines and ________.
wedges
300
Which people were "go betweens" between people and the gods? Because of this, they had a lot of power.
Priests
300
Which Sumerian invention stopped fields from flooding?
Levees
400
From c. 2400 – 600 BCE Mesopotamia was dominated by _________.
From c. 2400 – 600 BCE Mesopotamia was dominated by EMPIRES.
400
Name 1 Sumerian City.
Agade Nippur Ur Lagash Uruk Kish
400
What was the name of Gilgamesh's friend?
Enkidu
400
Who was chosen by the gods to rule Sumerian city states?
The King
400
Which Sumerian invention first helped potters and then helped with transport?
The wheel
500
What was the first Mesopotamian empire?
Akkadian Empire
500
__________ and other workers lived the furthest away from the temple.
FARMERS and other workers lived the furthest away from the temple.
500
When writing cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used a _________ and a clay tablet?
When writing cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used a STYLUS and a clay tablet?
500
Hammurabi made a code of _____ to control his big empire of many peoples
Hammurabi made a code of LAW to control his big empire of many peoples.
500
What Sumerian invention helped bring water to fields?
Irrigation
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