It is Written
Religion
Inventions
True/False
Mesopotamia
100
The symbols in the Sumerian's written language
What is Cuneiform
100
The gods gave people kings to rule them
What is divine right
100
This invention made it possible for farmers to cultivate rougher ground
What is a plow
100
Sumer was part of a larger area called Mesopotamia
True
100
Ur-Nammu was king around the year_________. A. 6500 B.C. B. 9000 B.C. C. 2100 B.C. D. 5700 B.C.
What is C: 2100 B.C.
200
This code was the basis for many systems of law
What is the Code of Hammurabi
200
A monumental building
What is a ziggurat
200
Without this invention we'd probably be walking more
What is the wheel
200
Inside the walls of Ur were huge fields irrigated by long canals
False
200
Mesopotamia means the land between two___________.
What is rivers
300
One of the world's first literary works
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
300
These people were in charge of religious ceremonies and became very influencial
Who are priests
300
A system of writing was created in order to_____________.
keep records
300
Hammurabi was ancient Babylonia's most important ruler
True
300
A region of rich, fertile soil in southwestern Asia
What is the Fertile Crescent
400
These people went to school for 12 years to learn how to write
What are scribes
400
According to a Sumerian myth, the gods made people out of
what is clay
400
These were built in order to bring the water closer to the crops
What are canals for irrigation
400
To keep the gods happy, Sumerian priests became farmers
False
400
An independent city that controls the surrounding region
What is a city-state
500
These people created the world's first alphabet
What were the Phoenicians
500
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism
500
The Sumerians created a system of math based on the number
What is 60
500
The "Standard of Ur" is a mosaic picture
True
500
An important Mesopotamian region
What is Babylonia
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