Sumerians
What was the name of the large temple at the center of Sumerian city-states?
Ziggurat
According to the textbook, how many laws were included in the code?
282
Name two flood myths where the survivors were instructed to build a boat to survive.
Mesopotamia - Utnapishtim
The bible - Noah
India - "a wise man"
In our civilization simulation, which civilization "won"?
The civilization that built the catapult.
What was the name of Gilgamesh's best friend who challenged him?
Enkidu
Sumerian math was based around which number?
60
How many years did Hammurabi rule for?
42
In this civilization, the flood was a GOOD thing.
Egypt / the Nile
urban and rural
Why did Gilgamesh sail across the "Waters of death"? What was he trying to achieve?
Everlasting life/immortality
Who was the world's first female author (and quite possibly the world's first author)?
Enheduanna
If a married woman is caught lying with another man, what is the punishment?
"both shall be bound and thrown into the river"
What were the four myths we discussed during the Harkness discussion?
Indus, Nile, Taiwan, China
What were two of the important resources that Phoenecia had?
Purple dye, cedar trees
What was the name of the woman that Gilgamesh met before he crossed the "Waters of Death"?
S(h)iduri
Sumerian Cuneiform was first used to record what?
Business transactions
Which city-state did Hammurabi rule over?
Babylon
What was the name of the person in China that diverted the rivers to prevent destructive flooding?
Yu the Engineer
Because early Cuneiform was based on images, we say that the language was _______. Becuase the Phonecians language was based on sounds, this language included ___________.
pictographical
an alphabet
List two antagonists that Gilgamesh encountered?
Humbaba, the Bull of Heaven, Ishtar
The cylinder seal in Mesopotamia is similar to which other invention we discussed from another civilization?
Yin Zhang (印章)
According to our in-class debate, what was the punishment for a doctor that failed to perform a surgery correctly?
His/her hand will be cut off
The mythology Crash Course we watched said that the two primary characteristics of a myth are...
"significance" and "staying power"
Name 5 gods that were at "Gods Party"
TOO MANY TO LIST!!
What was the name of the city that Gilgamesh ruled over?
Uruk