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Pictographs
Writing that uses pictures to represent what the writer is saying
Superstition
A belief that is based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth
A famous citizen of Ur; God promised the land of Canaan to him
Abraham
The only completely accurate record of ancient history
The Bible
The "Cradle of Civilization"
The Fertile Crescent
Irrigation
The supplying of land with water
Tower of Babel
The structure built by man after the Flood; as a result, God confused their languages
A queen whose tomb was discovered in ancient Ur
Lady Shubad
The mountain upon which Noah's ark came to rest
Mt. Ararat
The teachers in Sumerian schools
priests
Civilization
A country or a people who have developed to a great extent the natural abilities that God has given to man
Altar
where a sacrifice is made; found at the top of a ziggurat
The Sumerian moon god
Nanna
The river whose name means "arrow"
Tigris
the pupils in Sumerian schools
Boys
Archaeologists
People who dig up and study the remains of ancient civilizations
Ziggurat
Tall temples built by the Sumerians
The king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built
Ur-Nammu
The place where history began
The garden of Eden
Another name for an archaeological excavation
Dig
Cuneiform
The wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians
Cylinder seal
An instrument used to stamp an article or document; most common type of seal in Sumer
The archaeologist who discovered the evidence of a great flood.
Sir Leonard Woolley
The land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
The southern part of Sumer
Chaldea