Ziggurats
What are ziggurats?
Ziggurats are temple towers.
Who first developed cuneiform?
The Sumerians.
Who was king of the Babylonian Empire?
King Hamurrabi.
True or false: In the end Gilgamesh and Enkidu were friends.
True.
True or false: There was a law about selling slaves.
True.
Who built the ziggurats?
The king.
Why was cuneiform made?
1. For communication.
2. For law.
3. For religion and trade.
What river was Babylon located near?
The Euphrates River.
Where did Gilgamesh travel to?
1. Uruk.
2. The Underworld.
3. The cedar woods.
Name one of the laws.
1. Adoption.
2. Marriage.
3. Divorce.
4. Trade.
5. Disrespect.
6. Wages.
7. Crime.
8. Property.
What are ziggurats used for?
They are used for prayer.
Name one other invention that came from the Sumerians?
1. The wheel.
2. The sailboat.
3. Writing.
When Babylon begins its rise to power?
1792 B.C.
Who was Hammurabi?
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon.
How many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code?
There are 282 laws.
What were two names of ziggurats and their locations?
1. The god Anu in Uruk.
2. The Tower of Babel in Babylon.
3. Choga Zanbil in Iran.
Who discovered how to read cuneiform?
Henry Rawlinson.
What innovations were the Babylonians famous for?
1. Law.
2. Cuneiform.
3. Ziggurats.
4. Literature.
Who was Gilgamesh?
1. King of Uruk.
2. He oppressed his people.
3. He was 1/3 man and 2/3 god.
Name five types of the laws in Hammurabi's Code.
1. Marriage.
2. Property.
3. Adoption.
4. Divorce.
5. Wages.
6. Trade.
What were ziggurats made out of?
They were made with clay and mud.
Where was the largest collection of cuneiform tablets?
Nineveh.
What was Hammurabi's Code?
1. His laws talked about disrepesct, adoption, and marriage.
2. There were 282 laws.
3. It was written on clay tablets.
What are the four types of culture and give one definition.
1. Ideas.
2. Folkways.
3. Work.
4. Place.
What is the definition of "stele?"
Tall stone pillars with writing on them.