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Play in the Mud
"If you Build it..."
Civilians
Lost & Found
Write it Down
100
The name we give to decomposed, fine granite particles, with no vegetative matter.
What is clay?
100
This is what Mesopotamian buildings were made from.
What are mud bricks?
100
This took about 720,000 mud bricks to build on just its base or first level.
What is ziggurat/ Ziggurat of Ur?
100
This Babylonian gate was dug up (and rebuilt) by German archaeologist, Robert Koldewey.
What is the "Ishtar Gate"?
100
Mesopotamians invented this type of writing.
What is cuneiform?
200
The first thing you need to do to clay, in order to ensure uniformity.
What is wedge?
200
The "Ishtar Gate" was one of 8 gates found in this ancient Mesopotamian city.
What is Babylon?
200
It is likely that this social class built the ziggurats.
What is slaves?
200
A stash of acquired wealth and goods.
What is a hoard?
200
This means "to scratch" clay.
What is "score"?
300
The coating which fuses during firing and provides a waterproof coating.
What is glaze?
300
A handbuilding technique where 2 edges are attached by score and slip method.
What is slab?
300
This Mesopotamian (not cave man) invention was used in transportation of goods.
What is the wheel?
300
This artificial mountain was built by King Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis.
What is the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon"?
300
This tool was used to carve cuneiform writing into wet clay.
What is a stylus?
400
The condition where clay has lost most of its moisture, but can still be carved.
What is leather hard?
400
These small, marble figurines, often found in "praying" poses, are called...
What are statuettes?
400
This appears in both social and political systems, but also in art.
What is hierarchy?
400
"Ram-Headed Sphinx" is an incredible example (most likely one of thousands), made of this exquisitely carved material.
What is ivory?
400
This was done to the gold in order to flatten it for writing, on this ancient and rare cuneiform artifact called, "Foundation plaques B".
What is hammered?
500
How can you tell when clay is ready to be fired?
What is "no longer cool to the touch"?
500
The largest ziggurat in Iraq, which Sadaam Hussein tried to use defensively during the Persian Gulf war.
What is "The Ziggurat of Ur"
500
The ziggurat temple, dedicated to this god, was visible to Sumerians from miles around.
What is the moon god, Nanna?
500
The title of this group of statuettes is a great example of hierarchy, found in ancient art.
What is "Tell Asmar" figures? (*A "tell" is a mound left by an ancient civilization.)
500
The purpose of this box is unknown, but tells a story of war and peace.
What is the "Standard of Ur"?