Inventions
Did the Sumerian people invent a game board?
Yes
What does cuneiform mean?
Wedge shaped
Why did people build their houses on high ground?
To protect them from the river's flooding
Something you have over or more of what you need
Mesopotamia means:
Land between two rivers
Name the 2 inventions Sumerians created to carry the goods over long distances to trade with others.
Wheel and sailboat
What was the name of the sharpened reed Sumerians used to write?
Stylus
Name the two major rivers of Mesopotamia
Euphrates and Tigris
Define the word domesticate
Tame an animal and keep it as pets or farm produce.
One of the surviving Sumerian legends (myths) tells about the world's first superhero:
Gilgamesh
Name 3 advantages of fire for early man.
1. Warmth
2. Protection
3. Cook food
The Sumerians wrote on
Moist clay
Name 3 cities of ancient Mesopotamia
Uruk
Ashur
Babylon
Ur
Nineveh
The Sumerians were polytheists which means
They believed in many gods
Who were the first leaders in each city-state?
Priests
What did they invent to help in agriculture?
Plow
How many symbols were in the cuneiform writing?
600
Was Mesopotamia a nation or a country?
It was a region
Define the word nomad
A nomad is a person who moves from place to place looking for food or shelter as needed.
What did Hammurabi do?
He defeated all other armies and ruled all of Mesopotamia.
He developed the Code of Hammurabi.
Bulla and tokens
Name of the people who were professional writers and record keepers employed by the kings?
Scribes
Name the countries that occupy what once was Mesopotamia
Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
In your own words describe the word pictograph
painted writing/pictures that stand for words or ideas
Sumerian temples were called
Ziggurats