Vocabulary
"Eye for an eye" is also known as what?
Code of Hammurabi
What was the center of Sumerian life??
Religion
The Sumerian engineers invented what?
Arch
Dome
Vault
what are the 2 rivers surrounding Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Lower class boys and girls received what?
No Education
What is irrigation?
Moving water to one place to another
These people were at the top of Sumerian society
Patesi or Priests
they invented the first _____ veical.
what is wheeled?
Now what country is Mesopotamia in?
Where is Iraq?
Domesticating animals and agriculture are a form of what?
Stable Food Supply
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
What was the purpose of a ziggurat?
-worship gods
-conduct trade
______ is a mix of tin and copper.
what is Bronze?
After Gilgamesh fought this person, they became best friends
Enkidu
A king, president or Pharaoh are all a form of what?
System of government / Ruler
Each city-state had their own what?
Its own government
Food surpluses went to these people
Temples or priests
the sumerians came up with a _____ ______ based off 60.
What is a number system?
Gilgamesh was king of this city-state
Uruk
A Highly Developed culture
What does theocracy mean?
These are governments ruled by a priest-king
Why was cuneiform invented?
to keep a record of trading with other city-states
This is the first written language
cuneiform
Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed this monster
Bull of Heaven
The belief in god(s) are all part of what?
A religious system
Polytheistic means what?
Belief in more than one god
Most sumerians were what?
Farmers, Merchants or artisans
Lower class boys and girls received what?
No formal education
These two bodies of salt water are on either side of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
This is an advanced state of human socitey.
Civilization