Meaning 1
deities
gods
pantheon
a group of gods or a group of important people
In which present countries is Mesopotamia located?
Iraq and Syria
Babylon, and especially Persian, soldiers were the best in the ancient world. They conquered all of the known world at the time, except for Greece. Every Mesopotamian king kept a _______.
large standing army
Mesopotamia is likely the location of which significant place in the Bible?
Eden
polytheistic
the worship of multiple deities
solicit
to ask for or try to get (something) from someone
What was a major shortcoming of the Sumerians?
They were not able to develop iron weaponry.
Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is the name of the type of writing that the Sumerians invented?
cuneiform
civilization
a culture capable of sustaining the social, political, and religious needs of a densely populated society
What is a ziggurat?
a temple
Who conquered the Persian Empire?
the Greek king Alexander the Great
Wood was scarce, so the Mesopotamians built their homes with _____.
sun-dried brick
What is the name of one of Mesopotamia's famous epic literary works?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia
"between the rivers"
polarity
the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects
What three things did the Sumerians invent?
-a system of writing by imprinting on clay tablets using a stylus
-a from of printing using carved images on stone cylinders
-the wheel
What type of clothes did the Mesopotamians wear?
a flounced skirt (the upper part of the body was often left bare, or naked)
What is the language/writing that Daniel, Esther, and other Jewish exiles would have used?
The Persians developed cuneiform into a syllabic language that Daniel and Esther would have used.
cuneiform
"wedge shaped"; refers to the writing invented by the Sumerians that was etched in clay tablets
dualism
the state of having two main parts or aspects
What are three characteristics of civilization that first appeared in Mesopotamia?
writing, advanced architecture, and art
What is the name of the ruler of Babylon who reigned from about 1792-1750 B.C. and who conquered the whole Mesopotamian area?
Hammurabi
What is the name of the Babylonian creation myth that was discovered in the ruins of ancient Nineveh?
Enûma Elish