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FAMOUS NAMES
SOCIAL CLASSES
ACHIEVEMENTS
Hodgepodge
100
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
What is silt?
100
A legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Who is Gilgamesh?
100

They had been chosen by the gods to rule.

Who are the ensi - "sacred kings"?

100
A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols.
What is cuneiform?
100
This included 282 laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
A large arc of rich fertile farmland.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
Before settling down in city-states, ________ traveled from place to place in search of food.

Who are Nomads?

200
They were the links between the Sumerians and the gods.
Who are the priests?
200
This was used for transportation.
What is the wheel?
200

The city that Gilgamesh ruled over.

What is Uruk?

300
Human-made waterways that controlled the river's flow.
What is canal?
300

Babylon's greatest king or monarch who believed in "an eye for an eye".

Who is Hammurabi?

300
They traveled to faraway places and had a great impact on Sumerian society.
Who were traders?
300
This invention greatly increased production of food.
What is the plow?
300

Two Rivers surrounding Mesopotamia.

What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

400
More than you need.
What is surplus?
400

Mesopotamia is called this because it nurtured human society in its infancy.

What is Cradle of Civilization?

400

They made up the large working class - 90% of the population.

Who are farmers?

400
They invented a math system based on this number.
What is the number 60?
400

Due to a lack of these, the plains were left unprotected from neighboring communities.

What are natural barriers?

500

Each worker specializes in a particular task.

What is division of labor?

500

Gilgamesh and this person, became "brothers" after their epic batter in Uruk.

Who is Enkidu.

500
They were at the bottom of the social order.
Who are the slaves?
500
They used this metal to make tools and weapons stronger.
What is bronze?
500

This is an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.  

What is a levee?