Mesopotamia vocabulary
a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.
What is Civilization?
the Sumerians first to developed the turning wheel, a device that allowed them to mass-produce
What is mass produced pottery?
A person that wants to be famous.
Who was Gilgamesh?
Mesopotamia is the birth place of this round invention.
What is the wheel?
A fertile land with two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans.
What is Domestication?
A two-wheeled horse drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
What is a chariot?
A good friend of Gilgamesh that dies.
Who was Enkidu?
Mesopotamia is known as the cradle of this.
What is Civilization?
Two rivers that are in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
A large area of land where multiple groups of people are ruled by the same laws and government.
What is an Empire?
To make up for a shortage of stones and timber for building houses and temples the Sumerians created this.
What is mass-produced bricks?
The goddess of love that falls in love with Gilgamesh
Who was Ishtar?
This city was the capital of Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
This small sea is located partially in Mesopotamia.
What is the Dead sea?
Fine particles of rock
What is silt?
Designing complex systems of canals to regulate the flow of water.
What is hydraulic engineering?
This person told Gilgamesh to enjoy simple things in life.
Who was the friendly innkeeper?
This form of writing was invented in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
The desert closest to Mesopotamia.
What is the Syrian desert?
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.
What is siege?
This is some way to make things out of copper.
What Metallurgy?
The person who told Gilgamesh a great flood that brought them eternal life.
Who was Utnapishtim?
This type of pyramid/temple was common in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
This Gulf borders Mesopotamia.
What is the Persian Gulf?