True or False
The Arabian Peninsula is bordered by the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Persian Gulf
True
It was pulled by an oxen, they broke through the hard clay soil to prepare it for planting.
A plow
Priests gained a high status in Sumer.
Priests connected the ancient Sumerians with their gods, they gave offerings to the gods, in order to please them, these offerings were made in the temples.
They came from Northern Mesopotamia, were very harsh, capital Nineveh
Mesopotamia means the land between the two rivers in ---------------.
Mesopotamia means the land between the two rivers in Greek language.
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River both flow from the Persian Gulf to the Anatolian peninsula.
False. The Tigris River and the Euphrates River both flow from the Anatolian peninsula to the Persian Gulf
It was used in making pottery wheels to make pots and bowls.
The Wheel
Irrigation helped farmers of ancient Sumer.
It helped farmers control the river flow during the flooding season and save water during the dry season. Farmers dug canals and built dams to control the water.
A scribe
A scribe is a writer. He would be hired to keep track of the items people traded
The Anatolian Peninsula is also known as --------------, it is home to most of Turkey.
The Anatolian Peninsula is also known as Asia Minor, it is home to most of Turkey.
Sargon was the first king to establish an empire in Mesopotamia.
True
It is the world’s first system of writing
Cuneiform
The Middle East is known as the crossroad of the world.
Because it is located at the center of trading routes and bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Phoenicians
Came from Lebanon. Lived by mountains and sea. Masters of trade, purple dye,......
Floods at the Tigris and Euphrates rivers brought ------which is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
Floods at the Tigris and Euphrates rivers brought silt which is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
Priests, nobility, and rich merchants were at the lowest stage of the social class pyramid.
False. Priests, nobility, and rich merchants were at the highest stage of the social class pyramid.
They were engraved with designs, they were used to sign documents or decorate other clay objects.
Cylinder Seals
Stronger city-states controlled larger areas and more villages.
Because they had a strong army that was capable of controlling the city and small villages around it, also they protected the villages and cities from invasions.
A plateau
A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
--------------- were advanced in astronomy and admired the Sumerian culture
Chaldeans
Sargon ruled his empire for 90 years
False. 50 years
They used falling water to measure time.
Water clocks
•Hammurabi’s Code was written on stone walls in the center of the cities.
Hammurabi’s Code was written down for all the people to see.
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar was the most famous Chaldean king. According to a legend, he ordered his people to build the hanging gardens of Babylon.
After conquering the Fertile Crescent, the Assyrian created a capital city and called it ----------.
After conquering the Fertile Crescent, the Assyrian created a capital city and called it Nineveh.