Sumarian Society
This wedge shaped writing form was created by the Sumerians
What is Cuniform?
This River begins at the heart of Africa and runs down to the Mediterranean Sea. Its over 6437km long.
What is the Nile?
This is The Collection of spells and instructions for the afterlife
What is the Book of the Dead?
True or False; Mesopotamians believed that human beings were created to do the manual labor the gods and goddesses were not willing to do. They could never be sure what the deities might do to help or hurt them.
True
In Egypt, these people had very little rights and treated like items.
What are Women?
Sumarians charted constellations using their number base of 60
What is Astronomy?
This River is the eastern river that defines Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris?
These people were considered living gods
What is a Pharaoh?
This Phrase is used to describe where Mesopotamia is located
what is "the land between rivers"
The code calls for harsh punishments against criminals and the principle of retaliation ( an eye for an eye ) People are judged differently based of social class.
What is Hammurabi’s law code?
Sumerians were known for building temples atop of these mudbrick, stepped towers
What is a Ziggurat?
true or False; The northern part of the Nile is in Upper Egypt
False
This Deity is known as the god of the sun
Who is Ra?
Mesopotamians believed in many different gods and goddesses
What is Polytheistic?
This story tells the tale of a demi-god in search of immortality after the death of his friend.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
Sumerian societies were governed by the gods
What is a theocracy?
The Delta is Located in this part of Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
This Goddess is known for searching for, discovering, and reuniting the scattered pieces of Osiris's body.
Who Is Isis?
Mesopotamia is Located at the eastern end of this arc of land
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt's history is split into two categories of eras. One of which is categorized by having a strong, centralized royal governance that is Unified, effective, constant and robust
what is the Kingdom eras?
The Sumerians developed many agriculture advancements, some of the most notable helped them create a consistent flow of water to crops and the other established to ability to transport things much easier allowing for trade.
What is a water irrigation systems and the wheel?
This land is protected by natural barriers such as deserts to the west, the red sea to the east, rapid Nile currents south, and the Mediterranean north.
What is Egypt?
This is the Egyptians concept of order and balance
What is the Concept of Ma'at?
This land covered the four general regions of Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria
What is Mesopotamia?
This civilization developed the private ownership of land ( previously owned by gods ), mathematics, Calander systems, units of currency, and Hammurabi’s law code
What is babylon?