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Vocabulary
Inventions
Society
Civilization
Miscellaneous
100
Earth, Sand, etc. carried by moving water
What is silt
100
The most fundamental invention passed down by sumerians.
What is the wheel
100
Mankind's first civilization
What is Sumer
100
The way of life in cities
What is civilization
100
The "Fertile Crescent" received its name because of this.
What is they created a crescent shaped piece of land made fertile by silt deposits
200
A solid layered stone pyramid structure
What is a Ziggurat
200
These things were divided into sixty seconds and sixty minutes
What is the minute and the hour
200
Sumer was located in this area.
What is Babylon/Assyria or Modern Day Iraq
200
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
What is Euphrates and Tigris
200
These two empires inherited civilization from sumerian city-states
What are Egypt and Greek
300
To make someone/thing calm and quiet so they will not grow angry.
What is to appease
300
Triangular shaped characters used in writing
What is Cuneiform
300
These people ruled Sumer.
What is kings who thought of themselves as gods
300
Sumer was conquered by this individual
Who is Sargon
300
These three countries made up the fertile crescent
What is Iraq, Syria, Palestine
400
Selects people for a purpose, such as military service
What is Draft
400
Instrument used for writing in clay or wax
What is stylus
400
This was used in business, temple records, teaching, and story telling.
What is writing
400
Sumer was broken up by this people.
What is Akkadians
400
The Tigris and Euphrates are located here.
What is on either side of Mesopotamia
500
The oldest story ever put in writing.
What is Gilgamesh
500
A long poem that tells stories of heroes and their deeds.
What is an epic
500
These are some characteristics of sumerian cities.
What is surrounded by walls, temples at the center
500
THese things were worshiped as Gods in Sumerian civilization.
What are the basic elements of life--water, air, fire, etc.
500
The oldest Epic in the World
What is Gilgamesh