Geography
The name of the land between the two rivers
Which deity was the king of the gods of the ancient near east?
Enlil
They used it for everything, and made it beautiful
Pottery
What is the smallest unit of society?
Family
What was the precursor to writing? or, What came before writing words?
Clay tokens
Name the main rivers in the ancient near east
Tigris, Euphrates
Who was the first Author in the world
Enduana
I sit and mold clay with a stylet. What am I?
Scribe
What type of society comes before a kingdom?
City State
The period from roughly 3500 bc to 1100 bc has a particular name. What is it?
Bronze Age
The Great Kings.
Marduk is the god of which city?
Babylon
The gods of ancient Mesopotamia are nearly always depicted wearing what kind of head ornament?
Horns
The First Emperor
What is arguably the greatest invention of the Mesopotamians
Around what year did the bronze age collapse?
1100 bc
In Mesopotamia, particularly Babylon, the king had to maintain the order of the cosmos by participating in the new year festival honoring the gods. How did the ceremony end?
A Slap in the face
Language, and writing, can be considered an art. What is the writing of ancient Mesopotamia known as? Hint: it is named after the first empire.
Akkadian
Who was the king of Judah when the book of the Law (Or, the Torah) was rediscovered
King Josiah
The Mesopotamians are famous for what type of building?
Ziggurat
What is the cataclysmic environmental event that may have in part contributed to the collapse of the bronze age?
Hekla 3
King Nabonidus of Babylon was supposed to maintain order in the cosmos by attending and participating in the New Year Festival every year in Babylon. If he didn't, the world would plunge into chaos. How many years did he miss this important event?
10
In a world dominated by clay, something that every other nation had, this one commodity set the Mesopotamians apart, and became part of the backbone of their economy.
Wool/Textiles
Who is the king known to history as the Law Giver
Hammurabi
The Mesopotamians used their fingers to count and do complicated mathematics. What is their system called?
Base 60