Vocabulary
What is civilization?
A group with cities, goverment and culture
What is one of the most important inventions and why were they important.
Wheel because you can make vehicles and it can make moving things around. Plow because it makes farming easier.
What did Gilgamesh want after Enkidu die?
He wanted immortality
Who was the most important person in Sumer
The king (Mr Brandon)
Who was Hammurabi
Hammurabi was the king of Babylonian and he made the Hammurabi's Code
What is polytheism?
worshipping many gods and goddesses
What was used to measure time?
falling water
What did the story teach us
It teaches us to be good because your legacy lives longer than you
What did the king do?
He ruled Sumer
Who was Sargon
Sargon ruled the Akkadians
What is Artisan?
A person who makes things by hand
What were the building bricks made out of?
The bricks were made out of mud
Why did the gods give Enkidu a fatal illness
The gods gave Enkidu a illness because they were too arrogant.
Who were the least important people?
Peasants and slaves
Which year was Cuneiform made
3600 BCE
What is a scribe?
A person who writes and keep records
Name 1 achievement
Wheel, Plow, Jewelry, Sewer, Cuneiform ETC
Why did the god create Enkidu
To challenge Gilgamesh
Who were the nobles?
The king relative
What is the name of the first city in Mesopotamia
Eridu
What is aqueduct?
A system to move water from one place to another
Name 5 achievements
Wheel, Plow, Sewer, Cuneiform, Jewelry ETC
Who did Gilgamesh look for
Utnapishtim
What did the Goverment official do?
Collect taxes
Name all the events in order
Eridu, Sumer, Cuneiform, Sargon the Great of the Akkadians, Hammurabi, Asyrians