People/Places
The most famous king of Akkad
Sargon
Where people went when they died
House of Dust/House of Darkness
What kind of poem was Gilgamesh?
Epic
Best friend of Enkidu
Gilgamesh
Akkad
Most famous king of the Babylonians
Hammurabi
The term for belief in many gods
Polytheism
The most famous line/idea from Hammurabi's Code is?
An eye for an eye
Group that were the best mariners
The Phoenicians sailed around the end of Africa, what is this point known as?
Cape of Good Hope
The best friend of Gilgamesh
Enkidu
What natural event made the people of Mesopotamia think their gods were unpredictable and cruel?
Where does Gilgamesh go to seek fame/whom does he go to kill there?
1. Cedar Forest
2. Humbaba
Chief god of the Babylonians
Marduk
What is the name of the shellfish the Phoenicians crushed to make purple dye?
The head of Sumerian society who's title means "Big Man"
Lugals
Which group adopted Sumerian religious beliefs?
Babylonians
Which biblical event is taken from the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Flood
Name of god of chaos in Babylon
Tiamat
What kind of cat is Oliver?
The King of the Chaldeans
Nebuchadnezzar
What was the term used for pyramids in Sumer that served as places of worship?
Ziggurats
Who gives Gilgamesh advice at the end of the world?
Utnapishtim
Name of group that built hanging gardens of Babylon
Chaldeans
What did Gilgamesh find at the end of the world?
A bar