The gods
The god of sweet water.
Who is Ea?
Who is Sargon?
This person was found surrounded by riches and servants in her tomb.
Who is Queen Puabi?
People swore before these beings before testifying in court.
What are the gods?
These rivers flow through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
If you made these beings happy, good things would happen to you, and vice versa. You lived to serve them.
Who are the gods?
Wrote a code of law in Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi?
The first ruler to conquer a larger area in ancient Mesopotamia.
Who is Sargon?
These people spoke at court to give testimony.
This invention led to wheels on wagons and other kinds of transportation.
What is a potter's wheel?
After you died, this place was dark and everyone ate dirt.
What is afterlife?
King of Ur in the 3rd Dynasty.
Who is King Shulgi?
He was a successful warrior. He also learned wisdom about living a fulfilling life without pursuing immortality.
Who is Gilgamesh?
This king was the first to create a written set of laws.
Who was King Shulgi?
The monster fought by Gilgamesh.
Who is Humbaba?
The god of gods, the leader of the gods
Who is Enlil?
King of Umma about whom the first known royal inscriptions were written
Who is King Mebaragesi?
An archaeologist who found many important artifacts in the ancient city of Ur, including Queen Puabi’s tomb
Who is Sir Leanord Wooley?
These were used to record the terms of an agreement.
What are contracts?
This empire stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
The high priestess of Nanna.
Who is Enhudeunna?
These kings ruled during times of war before ruling full time. They told their people that the gods had blessed them.
Who are the Sumerian kings?
This teacher gave you an additional day of review because she wants you to do well.
Who is Ms. Kaufmann?
These individuals were over court proceedings.
Who are judges?
This class section is READY to take their test.
Who is 6E?