Technology
Slavery
Writing
Literature
Gilgamesh
100
______ are used to transport goods and people.
Wheels.
100
Slaves did household ______.
chores.
100
If you needed to write something, you had to visit the ___.
scribe.
100
Say the word aloud: "cuneiform".
(Teacher will check the pronunciation.)
100
Gilgamesh's best friend saw a vision of the _______, where the dead live.
House of Dust.
200
_____ are used to turn up dirt to plant seeds.
Plows.
200
Slaves had the fewest ____ of anyone in Mesopotamia.
rights and freedoms.
200
Cuneiform was the system of writing in _____.
Mesopotamia.
200
Literature refers to ____.
books.
200
Which city did Gilgamesh rule?
Uruk.
300
Which item was invented in Mesopotamia? A. Sails B. Plow C. Wheel D. All of the above.
D.
300
Mesopotamian civilization was built on the strength of technology and ______.
slaves.
300
Mesopotamians used writing to _____, ______, and _____.
tell stories, keep records, and write law codes.
300
Are comic books epic literature?
NO!
300
Gilgamesh went to see _________ to gain eternal life.
The Ancient One, or Utnapishtim.
400
One example of technology is a wheel. True or false?
True.
400
A person could become a slave by __________.
being captured in war, sold to pay off a debt, or being punished for a crime.
400
Writing specialists were called _____.
scribes.
400
The best known example of Mesopotamian literature was _______.
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
400
Gilgamesh killed _____ in the forest.
Humbaba
500
Technology is any invention that makes life easier. True or False?
True
500
In Mesopotamia, the lowest social class was ______.
slaves
500
Mesopotamian writing is called ______.
cuneiform
500
Epic Literature is ________.
Long, important stories.
500
The Bible tells the story of a great flood. Which Mesopotamian book also tells a similar story?
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
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