General
The fertile crescent
The belief in multiple gods
Polytheistic
The goddess of Love and War, whose symbols were the eight-pointed star and lions.
Inanna
The type of writing invented by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
The most famous kind from Sumer who had a story written about him.
Gilgamesh
A city that, with its surrounding territory, forms an independent state.
City-state
A large temple in the center of a city-state which was shaped like a step-pyramid with a flat top.
Ziggurat
The Mother Goddess, whose symbol is water
Nammu
The piece of farm equipment invented by the Sumerians, used to till soil.
The Plough
The god whom the Great Ziggurat of Ur was dedicated to, who is also the god of the moon.
Nanna
The three rivers located in the fertile crescent
The Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile
TRUE OR FALSE: The Sumerians thought the gods were responsible for everything and it was important to keep them happy.
TRUE
The god of air and storms, whose symbol is a horned cap. Could also tell the future through a cool tablet.
Enlil
While the Sumerians DID NOT invent the wheel, they did invent this vehicle which was led by horses.
The Chariot
Enlil's table that enabled him to see the future
The Tablet of Destinies
The name the Sumerians called their land, which means "Country of the Noble Lords"
Kengir
Where mortals went when they died and were only allowed to eat dry dust.
Kur
God of the sun, whose symbols were fiery rays and a saw knife.
The two items the Sumerians learned to mass-produce
Pottery and Bricks
The god of heaven, whose symbol was a horned cap, and the goddess of earth, who had no symbol.
An and Ki
The three titles rulers of Sumer went by
Lugal, En, and Ensi
How the Sumerians believed the universe came into being
Cosmic Births
God of water, art, and science, whose symbols were streams of water and fish
Enki
Invented by the Sumerians, the process of moving water from the source to farm lands.
Irrigation (Hydraulic Engineering)
The year Sumer fell to invasion and was basically wiped out
1750 BCE