Culture & Civilization
What is a culture?
The way a group of people lived
What were their tools primarily made of?
Bronze (Hence why it is called the bronze age)
What story in the Word describes the Ancient Church?
Noah and the Ark
Where did the ancient Sumerians worship?
How would describe heaven of the Silver Age?
Which of the 5 churches gave rise to the Sumerian civilization?
Ancient Church
What types of tools did the Sumerians invent? Name 2
Wheel, Plow, Lever, Potter's wheel, Pickaxe
God, Jesus Christ, Messiah, Yehowah, Jehovah, Shepherd, Redeemer, Savior, Alpha & Omega, Father, I am, etc....
What were the 4 social classes in Ancient Sumer?
Nobles, Commoners, Clients, Slaves
What are the 7 characteristics of a civilization
Stable Food Supply, Social Structure, System of Government, Religious System, Advances in Technology, Highly Developed Written Language, Highly developed way of life that includes arts.
What is a civilization?
A group having a highly developed culture
What are some of the important contributions of Ancient Sumer? Name 2
Wheel, Number System, Writing, Time
What forms of revelation did the people of the Ancient Church have?
Knowledge of correspondences. The Ancient Word
What did Sumerians eat? list the 5 main ones
Cow, Sheep, Pig, Barley, Wheat, Beer, cucumber, lettuce, apples, onions, etc...
What are the 4 aspects of a culture?
Economy, Religion, Customs, Social Structure
What is considered the be the most important contribution to civilization?
The Wheel
Daily Double
Daily Double
What was Sumerian writing called and how was it made?
Cuneiform, and it was made by using a reed to press into damp clay.
What kind of religion did the Sumerians have? Name a god.
Polytheistic: Enki, Inanna, Ereshkigal, An, Ishtar, Enlil, etc...
How did the Sumerians transport their goods and themselves? List both methods of transportation
Cart/Wagon pulled by donkey/oxen.
Boats: Sailboat, Turnip Boat
How did the Ancient Church fall?
When they forgot what correspondences were and began to worship them as idols
What does Mesopotamia mean? Where was it located?
It means land between 2 rivers.
It is located between the Tigris and the Euphrates river.