Sumer
Name of the Sumerian temple
ziggurat
Word that means between the rivers
Mesopotamia
The type of government found in the United States
republic
Our only completely accurate record of ancient times
the Bible
Meanings of A.D. and B.C
in the year of our Lord/anno domini
before Christ
Name of the Sumerian moon god
Nanna
The imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
Equator
A type of government whose ruler is often born into office and has complete power is a...
constitutional monarchy
The false idea of how man began
evolution
instrument used by the Sumerians to stamp their documents
seal
Name the most important Sumerian city
Ur
Name one of the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent
Tigris or Euphrates
The way of life of a group of people
culture
The event that marks the beginning of human history
Creation
supplying land with water
Person's tomb that revealed much about Sumerian beliefs
Lady Shubad
Circumference of the earth
25,000 miles
A ruler who comes to power by force...
dictator
Man's attempt to put himself in the place of God
humanism
Name two architectural inventions of the Sumerians
arch and dome
Name of the southern part of Sumer
Chaldea
Name all the continents of the Old World
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
a large body of people who think of themselves as one, are united under one ruler, and are subject to the same general laws
nation
The structure built to try to keep man from being scattered after the Flood
Tower of Babel
powerful ruler of Ur who built its ziggurat
Ur-Nammu