Civilization
Ancient Sumerians invented cuneiform. Which characteristic of civilization does this relate to?
Record Keeping
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the name of the structure at the center of Sumerian city-states?
Ziggurat
Hammurabi
Mr. Bell uses more than one honorific. What other honorific is it acceptable to call him by?
Dr.
What differentiates an advanced city from a large settlement?
Connections to regional trade
and/or
Differentiation of structures
Mesopotamia is part of a larger geographical region characterized by particularly good soil for growing crops. What is the name of this region?
Fertile Crescent
Prior to the rise of the Akkadian Empire, which social group tended to be at the top of the Sumerian social hierarchy?
Priests
Who was the first king of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon
Mr. Bell teaches what other class at St. Luke's School? (You need to get the exact name)
Honors Modern World History
Agriculture was needed to bring about civilization. What was the gradual transition of hunter-gatherer societies in permanent agricultural settlements called?
Neolithic Revolution
There are two ways to study geography. What is the study of the environment, including mountains, oceans, and forests called?
Physical geography
What type of government did the Sumerians and Neo-Sumerians have? (It's not city-states, but these are this type of government.)
Decentralized government
While Sargon told a story about being the son of a gardener, his grandson portrayed himself as what?
A god
Mr. Bell has a Ph.D. What institution granted it to him?
Boston University
Name all five characteristics of civilization
Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology
There are two ways to study geography. What is the study of how environments shape and are shaped by human civilization called?
Human geography
This piece of Sumerian writing, featuring characters like Enkidu and Utnapishtim, is the oldest piece of literature in human history.
Sargon of Akkad appointed his daughter as the high priestess of the city of Ur. What was her name?
Enheduanna
What is Mr. Bell's after-school activity?
Model United Nations
Which city-state was used a case study for the emergence of civilization in the course textbook?
Ur
Name two challenges that Mesopotamian geography posed for early human civilizations in the region.
Unpredictable flooding, limited rainfall, hot climate, few natural resources, few natural barriers against invasion
Which Neo-Sumerian leader portrayed himself as humble and religious?
King Gudea of Lagash
Scholars now believe that a 330-year drought ended the Akkadian Empire. What were two of the effects of that drought leading up to the empire's fall?
Foreign invasions, abandonment of northern cities, overcrowding of southern cities, rebellion
Name two other institutions that Mr. Bell has taught at?
Boston University, Emerson College, Amherst College, Oberlin College