A boomerang shaped region that extends from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
What is the Fertile Crescent
100
What did Ancient Sumerian record keepers invent to use as a tool for writing?
What is a stylus?
100
The first major civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer
100
Gilgamesh was the __________ of Uruk.
What is the king?
100
The belief or worship of more than one God.
What is polytheism?
200
The "land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
200
Writing was written on this.
What is a clay tablet?
200
The three social classes in Sumer were.....
What are upper, middle, and lower
200
The gods created him to challenge Gilgamesh and cut him down to size.
Who is Enkidu?
200
To supply water to by building canals, waterways, channels, and dams
What is irrigation?
300
This was left over after it would flood. It made the land fertile for planting.
What is silt?
300
What was the first writing called?
What is cuneiform?
300
The collection of laws that Sumerians used to govern their city-states....
What is The Hammurabi Code?
300
Hambubu put one on Enkidu which caused his death.
What is a curse?
300
Mesopotamia is called the "land between two rivers." What are the names of the rivers?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
400
The extra supply of food was called __________. It made it possible for Mesopotamians to trade goods along the river.
What is surplus?
400
Who kept records of taxes and farming transactions before everyone learned to write?
What is a scribe?
400
How many city-states did Sumer have?
What is 12?
400
Gilgamesh set out to find the ____________ of ________ __________ after he lost his friend Enkidu.
What is the tree of everlasting life?
400
Smaller cities that connected themselves to larger cities, had their own king, ziggurats, and walls surrounding them
What are city-states?
500
Two major types of grain grown in the Fertile Crescent
What are wheat and barley?
500
The word cuneiform means.....
What is wedge-shaped?
500
What was the capital of Sumer?
What is Ur?
500
The branch of the tree of everlasting life was eaten by this reptile.
What is a snake?
500
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top