General
Tells
Temple Structures in Mesopotamia
Ziggurats
What did early Sumerian people develop to trade for other goods?
They developed linen cloth.
One similarity:
Near Eastern gods to their followers
vs.
God of the Bible to his followers
May vary...
King known as "King of Justice"
Hammurabi
Evidence we can use to learn about history
Artifacts, Records, Myths, etc.
What was a primary natural resource of the early Mesopotamia region? (hint: Think plows)
Copper
Name of King who was placed in a basket in the river as a baby
Sargon
One difference:
Near Eastern gods to their followers
vs.
God of the Bible to his followers
Answers may vary...
Major Mesopotamian diety with a "hymn" written to him.
Shamash
NAME (Novelty, Applicability, Memory, Effect)
How did they control and manage annual river flooding in Mesopotamia?
Irrigation
Major City-State that gives name to the period between 4000-3100BC
Uruk
The ancients believed that their divinities needed to be ________________.
appeased
What was a Stele?
A stone monument.
Laws were inscribed on a stone monument 7.5 feet high, with a sculpture of Samash, giving Hammuriabi a rod and a ring (symbols of kingly authority).
How did writing develop?
It developed naturally out of requirements of trade. 1) how to keep goods from being stolen, 2)keep track of sales, 3) communicate complex ideas. Hundreds of pictograms, then eventually the pictograms represent sounds/syllables, then around 3000BC cunieform develops. The writing tool was a reed, which was triangular and pressed into clay tablets.
The Latin word "cuneus" used to make the word cuneiform means what?
wedge
Why did writing develop?
They needed to keep track of property and sales.
The most fundamental thing about the world and you is that you, at your creational foundation, were declared ___________.
Good
How were Hammurabi's harsh punishments an improvement to society?
Due to blood feuds, a harsh punishemt was perferable to the devastations of personal revenge.
Government, Organized Religion, Specialized workers (artisans), Long distance trade, Class of rich and poor, or a writing system.
Mythical Flood survivor
Atrahasis
Two world changing inventions during the Uruk period and why they were important.
Possible answers:
Plow, Pottery Wheel, Irrigation, or Writing
What are the 3 ingredients in the kingdom of Eden?
1. Eternal Emperor
2. Royal Family
3.Landscape
Name 4 themes of ancient kingship
Relationship to the divine, divine intermediary, shepherd, hero, law giver, builder, restorer of glory, origin story, and provider.