The first system of writing that the Sumerians created
What is cuneiform
100
The worship of many gods
What is polytheism
100
The basic political unit in Sumer
What is a city-state
100
It is a city that was located on the Euphrates river. It had once been a Sumerian town. It had a powerful government of its own.
What is Babylon
100
A province is like a state in Canada.
What is a province
200
The object that was used to write on with a utensil called a stylus
What is a clay tablet
200
The Sumerian lord of the air
What is Enlil
200
The division of Society by rank or class
What is a Social Hierarchy
200
It was a set of 282 laws that dealt with close to every part of life.
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
Canada has ten provinces and three territories.
How many provinces does Canada have
300
A very important object that is used on carts and such, invented by the Sumerians
What is a wheel
300
The Sumerian God of Sun
What is Utu
300
A land with different territories and people under a single rule/Emperor
What is an empire
300
A wheeled horse drawn cart used in battle. They were skillfully used by the Hitties.
What is a chariot
300
The Canadian dollar
What is the currency in Canada
400
A long poem that tells a story about heroes
What is an epic
400
Something that is given to the gods to be in their favor
What is an offering
400
The place that Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
400
They are the people who created the first alphabet and were very good at trading.
Who are the Phoenicians
400
Representative Democracy
What is the government in Canada
500
A symbol that represents a word
What is a pictograph
500
The people who led religious ceremonies
What are priests
500
People who performed religion ceremonies and had influence in society
What is a priest
500
The Assyrians were a group of people that briefly gained control of Babylon and the empire was soon over run by invaders. Then they began to conquer the Fertile Crescent.