Vocabulary
This is a person who writes.
What is Scribe.
This person wants to be famous.
Who is Gilgamesh.
The people of Mesopotamia used and made this into a whole different language. People also used this to help them tell people things from far away and to keep track of the goods that they were selling.
What is Writing.
Sumerians used this to help their members survive so that their group can thrive.
What is Stable Food Supply.
This is Sumerians written language.
What is Cuneiform.
The business of farming, growing crops, and raising animals.
What is Agriculture.
Two people slay the monster Humbaba.
Who is Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
To make up for not having enough of stones and timber for building houses and temples Mesopotamians used this tool.
What is Bricks.
Sumerians created paintings and architecture as forms of expression.
What is Art.
These people were part of the lowest class of Sumerian civilization.
Who is Enslaved People.
This is a way to supply land with water.
What is Irrigation.
This is the goddess of love who falls in love with Gilgamesh.
Who is Ishtar.
Mesopotamians used this invention to make transporting heavy goods for trading easier and a way to get across a long distance of water without swimming in the water.
What is Sailing.
This is a way to write things down and keep a record of things that happened.
What is Written Language.
This is a instrument that represents the modern day harp.
What is the Lyre.
This is an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.
What is Ziggurat.
This person asks her father who is a god to send the bull of heaven to Gilgamesh.
Who is Ishtar.
Mesopotamian cities had inns, taverns, and pubs. people came together there to talk with one another, eat, and have some drinks.
What is Beer.
This was used to direct people’s behavior and make life orderly. Sumerians were ruled by kings and believed they were chosen by Gods which made them very powerful.
What is Government.
These people were part of the highest class in Sumerian civilization.
Who is Priests and Kings.
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.
What is Siege.
When someone who Gilgamesh had slayed a monster with and had adventures with died, Gilgamesh had a hard time accepting his death.
Who is Endiku.
This invention that Mesopotamians made was to know how many hours are in a day, how many minutes are in an hour, and how many seconds are in a minute.
What is Time.
Civilizations have a complex organization, or social levels. People at higher levels have greater status than others.
What is Social Class.
This helped Sumerians have a stable food supply.
What is the Plow.