Who
Who are they (what are they known for)
They are the earliest civilization on Earth
When did the Sumerians flourish
4100 - 1750 BCE.
How did the Sumerians trade with other people?
They built boats to trade with people up and down the river
Name two things that the Sumerians invented.
The 12-hour time period, wheel, cuneiform writing, wheel, geometry and other math concepts, irrigation, saws, sandals, chariots, harpoons, and beer.
Free for the last winner
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Where did they live? Hint: It was in the edpuzzle
Mesopotamia
When did they start farming?
10,000 years ago
How did the Sumerians view the Gods?
Each city has one protector, but they value all the gods.
When was the city discovered again?
In the 1840s.
Sargon of Akkad
In the current day, if they were still alive, where would they be living?
South of Iraq
What was their writing called, and when did it appear?
3500 BCE, and was called Cuneiform
What did the Sumerians call each other?
They called each other the "Black-Headed People"
What number did they use as a base in math?
What calendar concept did they invent? It has to do with the clock)
They invented time by dividing time into 12-hour periods.
When did the Sumerians get conquered?
Around 2334 BCE
How did the people get enough water for their crops?
They built canals and ditches.
What was the book they wrote called?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Who was the emperor of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi
Where did the Sumerians come from?
TRICK QUESTION, we do not know where they came from.
They traded with other tribes around this time period.
Around 5000 BCE
What materials did the Sumerians use to make their buildings?
They used clay.
What did their Ziggurats contain inside the building? (Name 2)
They were temples which also contained offices, workshops, and treasuries. They believed the Gods would descend to Earth down the stairs.
The Babylonians created a set of laws. Explain what happens if a son strikes his father.
His hand gets cut off.