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Civilization Begins
Mesopotamian Geo
Mesopotamian History
Epic of Gilgamesh
Latin!
100
The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization
What is civilization?
100
Mesopotamia lies in this region, known for producing good crops.
What is the Fertile Crescent
100
This king conquered Babylon in 539BCE.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
100
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, this is the name of the guardian of the forrest.
Who is Humbaba?
100
This means "money" in Latin.
What is pecunia?
200
They hunted and gathered food and did not have permanent buildings
Who are nomads?
200
This is the Greek origin of the name Mesopotamia.
What is "between or in the middle of the rivers"?
200
This is the name of the first Empire, consolidated by Sargon the Great.
What is the Old Akkadian Empire?
200
This is the definition of an epic quest.
What is a long journey to find or accomplish something?
200
This is the Latin infinitive of ambulo, ambulare. (No, you don't know what this word means yet.)
What is ambulare?
300
This was the primary innovation which sparked civilization.
What is agriculture? (NOT agricola in Latin)
300
This river defines the eastern boundary of Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris River?
300
This is the name of (one of) the earliest forms of writing in the world.
What is Cuneiform?
300
The god Ea or Enki was the patron god of this city, which was the first city ever (at least to the Sumerians).
What is Eridu?
300
Without knowing the meaning of the Latin word avaritiam, you know these two things about it.
Is it singular and a direct object?
400
Food production, leisure time, pottery, and law making are examples of this.
What are characteristics of civilization?
400
In ancient times, both rivers of Mesopotamia emptied into this body of water.
What is the Persian Gulf?
400
This King created the earliest known law code.
Who is Ur-Nammu?
400
These are Gilgamesh's parents. (You get half points for one)
Who are Lugulbanda and Ninsun?
400
This is the person and number of the conjugated verb: canent. (No, you don't know what it means)
What is 3rd person plural?
500
This advancement in technology began around 6,000 BCE.
What is irrigation?
500
This mountain range runs along the Tigris River.
What are the Zagros Mountains?
500
These people are credited with creating some of the first and finest pottery in the Near East.
What is the Halaf culture?
500
This is why it is unsurprising that Enlil is angry about the death of Humbaba, while Shamash supports Gilgamesh.
What is the epic battle between man and nature?
500
This is the translation in Latin of the English sentence: Pretty girls love handsome pirates.
What is Puellae bellae piratas bellas amant?