Seven Keys
Which key of civilization was originally used to record crop totals? (pp. 143 E.H.)
writing or written language
What metals combine to make bronze?
copper and tin
What modern-day country occupies most of what was once Mesopotamia? (pp. 119)
Iraq
What is an advanced society with seven keys?
a civilization
What did Gilgamesh want more than anything else but could never have?
immortality
What did Mesopotamians used to write on? (pp. 143)
clay or wet clay
What technology allowed fresh water to reach farmland? (page 136)
irrigation
What does the Greek word Mesopotamia mean? (pp. 135)
"between the rivers"
What Babylonian king is famous for 282 laws etched in stone? (pp. 149)
Hammurabi
What word means really cool but also refers to a long narrative poem? (pp. 144)
epic
Which key of civilization organized the worship of multiple deities? (pp. 140, 141)
religion
What was invented to make pottery before being adapted for carts and chariots? (pp. 145)
the wheel
What river, the longest in the Middle East, ran through Mesopotamia? (pp. 105)
The Euphrates River
What began just before the Iron Age and after the Stone and Copper Age? pg. 9 Atlas of World History
The Bronze Age
What's attached to a horse or cow to till the soil?
a plow
Which key of civilization is responsible for law & order? (page 31)
government
What did the Sumerian's Base-60 system measure? (page 145)
time (and degrees)
What country occupies land east of Iraq that was once the heart of the Persian empire? (page 119)
Iran
What is the form of government where a single person has the power to rule?
monarchy
What were the pyramid-like temples in Mesopotamia called? (pp. 146)
ziggurats
Which key of civilization started separating people by social class? (pp. 141)
job specialization
What did empires build to show off their wealth and power?
monuments
Mesopotamian settlers came from what eastern mountains starting with a Z? (pp. 104)
The Zagros Mountains
What Akkadian conquered Mesopotamia and formed the world's first empire? (pp. 154 timeline)
Sargon
What did Gilgamesh and Enkidu return from the forest with after killing Humbaba?
cedar wood