People/Characters
He ruled the northern part of Mesopotamia.
Who was Shamshi-Adad?
The empire in northern part of Mesopotamia.
What is Assyria?
A ruler who doesn't allow any of the people in his kingdom to ask questions about his laws and commands.
What is a dictator?
These two men took over ruling the Assyrian Empire after their father died, and were responsible for it's fall.
Who were the sons of Shamshi-Adad?
The city where Shamsi-Adad was king.
What is Assur?
This is what Shamshi-Adad wanted to rule.
According to his fairy tale, he was the strongest man on earth.
Who was Gilgamesh?
The city ruled over by Gilgamesh.
What was Uruk?
The people (and their army) the rest of Mesopotamia was afraid of.
Who were the Assyrians?
A beast-man created by the sky god to fight Gilgamesh and help the people.
Who was Enkidu?
The southern part of Mesopotamia NOT ruled by Shamshi-Adad.
What is Babylon?
The monster who was slayed by Enkidu.
What was the bull of the gods/heaven?
The sky god of Uruk.
Who was Anu?
The place Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh to go to find a magical plant that would make him young again.
What is the bottom of the ocean?
The animal that ate a magical plant that made it live forever.
What is a snake?