Vocabulary
To supply water.
The Sumerian economy was based on
What is farming?
The belief in only one God.
What is monotheism?
This is probably the most important teaching of Judaism.
What is ethical monotheism?
True or False
The Ancient Mesopotamian believed in one all powerful God.
False.
Mesopotamia writing system that uses triangular shaped symbols to stand for ideas of things.
What is Cuneifrom?
Wide canals that allowed water to flow from the river out to their farms.
What is Irrigation?
The most prominent buildings in Sumerian city-states were the...
What are the ziggurats/holy places of worship?
This holiday allows Jews a chance to repent of the things they have done wrong.
What is Yom Kippur?
The Sumerians needed a way to keep track of their stored goods, so they created this system.
What is Cuneiform/writing?
The belief in more than one god or deity.
What is polytheist?
During this season the Tigris and Euphrates were at their lowest, meaning there was not enough water for the fields.
What is Fall?
They were built high so they could reach or feel closer to their gods.
What are Ziggurats?
This holiday is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
What is Hanukkah?
Name three types of people in the upper class.
Rulers, Landowners, Powerful Priest, Wealthy Farmers
A brick, pyramid shaped Mesopotamian temple.
What is a Ziggurat?
This season was harvest time in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Spring?
The sacred book of Judaism is called this.
What is the Hebrew Bible?
Which of the key teaching of Judaism commands Jews to "Love your fellow [human being] as yourself".
What is Love for Others?
Name the instrument used to write cuneiform.
A stylus
Trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money.
What is barter?
An individual that does not believe in any god, goddesses, or deity.
What is atheist?
This key teachings of Judaism helped shaped modern systems of law.
What is Observance of Law?
Mesopotamia was known as...
What is the land between two rivers?