Vocabulary
A platform made of mud bricks with shrines on the top tier and had a long staircase. It can be seen for miles.
What is a ziggurat.
Symbols that have a meaning to people, objects, places, etc. Earliest writings were found carved into clay tablets.
What is language.
Who killed Humbaba with Gilgamesh?
What is Enkidu.
Mesopotamian's made carvings, paintings, music and decorative items.
What is Developed Culture and Art.
If a man is unable to pay his debts, what must he do?
What is sell his wife, daughter or son.
A small, independent country with its own laws and government.
What is a city-state.
A wooden tool that helps with planting.
What is the plow.
After killing the Bull of Heaven, what do the gods believe about Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
What is the power of God's.
Kings in Mesopotamia ruled this.
What is Government.
Who is pictured on Hammurabi's Code?
What is King Hammurabi and Shamash, God of justice.
The two largest rivers in Southwest Asia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Heavy clay discs, later evolved into wood.
What did Gilgamesh have to do to gain an eternal life?
What is staying up for seven nights and days.
Two key inventions- the plow and irrigation systems helped the Mesopotamia's with this.
What is Stable Food Supply.
What language is written on Hammurabi's Code?
What is Akkadian.
A type of writing that uses wedge shaped characters.
What is cuneiform.
Human-made waterways, got water from rivers to fields.
What is irrigation.
Who does Ishtar go to after Gilgamesh rejects her?
What is her father.
People in Mesopotamia had different levels of working jobs.
What is Social Structure.
If a man is accused, he will be thrown into water, what will happen?
What is his accuser would take his home.
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes.
What is technology.
Thick, brew made from grain particles.
What is beer.
Which place did Gilgamesh and Enkidu return after killing Humbaba?
What is Uruk.
Ziggurats were made because of this.
What is a Religious System.
How old is Hammurabi's Code?
What is About 4,000 years old.