Government
The leader of a tribe
Who is a chief
Name the two major inventions of the Sumerians
What is the wheel and writing
This is our only completely accurate record of ancient history
What is the Bible
Another name for the Eastern Hemisphere
What is the Old World
This is found at the top of a ziggurat
What is an altar
The United States has this type of government
What is a republic
Name the two architectural details that Sumerians used in their buildings?
What is the Arch and the Dome
The event that marks the beginning of history
What is creation of man
Name both continents in the Western Hemisphere
What is North and South America
What are two occupations of the Sumerians
What is farmers, herdsman, or shepherds
A republic has this type of leader
What is a president
Name the most important Sumerian city
What is Ur
The beginning of different languages of mankind began here, after they built this structure to keep man from being scattered after the flood
The Tower of Babel
Name 3 out of the 5 continents in the Old World
What is Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Africa
What means "between the rivers?"
What is Mesopotamia
This type of leader takes over the government by force
What is a dictator
The instrument that Sumerians used to stamp their documents
What is the seal
What does A.D. mean?
The Hemisphere with more land
What is Eastern Hemisphere
What are Tigris and Euphrates
This type of government has a ruler that is often born into office and has complete power
What is an absolute monarchy
Name the southern part of Sumer
What is Chaldea
What our dating system is centered on
The birth of Christ
The hemisphere with six sevenths of the world's people
What is Eastern Hemisphere
The mountain that which people believe Noah's Ark came to rest
What is Mt. Ararat