Cat 1
Cat 2
Cat 3
Cat 4
Cat 5
100
What is a long poem that tells the story of a hero?
Epic
100
What invention improved transportation and pottery making?
wheel
100
Who was the king of the Amorites who collected 282 Laws?
Hammurabi
100
True or False:
The bible tells us that civilization existed before the flood.
True
100
Why did the Sumerians build levees?
To help control the destruction of floods.
200
What is the worship of many gods called?
Polytheism
200
What was a city and the surrounding land and villages that it controlled called?
city-state
200
Who was the emperor of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon I
200
True or False:
According to Hammurabi's Code, a crime is a sin against God.
False
200
What did people in Sumeria rely on the priests for?
To gain the favor of the gods.
300
What is a way of supplying water to land or crops?
irrigation
300
Which Empire was the Amorite civilization part of?
Babylonian Empire
300
What was the first empire?
Akkadian Empire
300
Fill in the blank:
The Fertile Crescent was a curved area from the Mediterranean Sea to the ______ Gulf.
Persian
300
Why were scribes important for Sumerians?
They kept records for merchants, the temple, and the government.
400
What improved record-keeping and made literature possible?
cuneiform
400
Which Empire turned away from evil ways after Jonah preached repentance and received God's Mercy?
Assyrian Empire
400
True or False:
The Sumerian farmers produced a food surplus, which made job specialization possible.
True
400
Fill in the Blank:
The Tigris and the Euphrates provided fertile _____ for farming.
Soil
400
Identify the locations on the map:
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
Euphrates River
Babylon
Sumer
UR
1. Euphrates River
2. Babylon
3. Sumer
4. Tigris River
5. Ur
6. Mesopotamia
500
What is a skilled craftsman called?
artisan
500
Who received God's judgment and became like a beast of the fields?
Nebuchadnezzar
500
True or False:
The ziggurat was a type of alter in a Sumerian house.
False
500
Fill in the Blank:
Asia Minor is a peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea and the _____ Sea.
Black
500
What are 3 differences between Mesopotamian religious beliefs and biblical truth?
1. Number: Polytheism vs One God
2. Idolatry: statues vs no idols
3. Savior: priests vs Jesus
4. Creation: earth is "born" vs God created earth
5. Purpose: provide for gods vs dominion/rule earth