Concepts
The study of the origins of the universe.
Beginning around 4500 BCE, small city-states began getting organized and developing complex forms of agriculture.
What is the formation of Mesopotamia/Sumer?
Attempts at attracting the attention of the gods by sacrificing animals, reciting myths, and approaching the altar naked.
What is Sumerian worship?
Head priest who was in charge of a Sumerian city-state's temple.
What is a high priest?
The capital of Ancient Sumer and homeland of the Biblical figure Abraham.
What is Ur?
The collection of peoples, places, and events that have impacted our world, positively and negatively.
What is History?
The collapse of a great nation due to rising river salinity and increased conflict between city-states.
What is the fall of Sumer?
What is temple prostitution?
The Biblical figure who moved with his family from Ur to Canaan.
Who is Abraham?
The nation that followed Sumer, founded by King Sargon and lasting 180 years.
The language of the ancient Sumerians, which used symbols to represent words and ideas.
What is Cuneiform?
King Sargon's defeat of King Lugalzaggisi, after which he conquered all of Mesopotamia.
What is the formation of Akkad?
The Assyrian method of camping outside a city until it is forced to give in to defeat.
What is a siege?
The Sumerian god of the sun.
Who is Anu?
The nation located in north Mesopotamia and known for cruel and violent warfare tactics.
The idea that the universe is divided into three physical places: heaven, earth, and the underworld.
What is the Three-Tiered Universe?
What is the siege of Jerusalem?
Their methods of torture and murder were horrible, including sticking their enemies on tall poles to warn others of their might and aggression.
Who were the Assyrians?
Akkad's first ruler, who conquered Sumer and expanded the Akkadian Empire.
Who is King Sargon?
The capital of Assyria, which was feared by the Hebrew prophet Jonah.
What is Nineveh?
The act of removing a people group from their homeland, moving them somewhere else, and replacing them with a new people group.
What is Exile?
King Sargon II's siege and capture of the northern tribes of Israel through a series of campaigns.
What is the Exile of Samaria?
The act of removing a people group from their homeland, moving them somewhere else, and replacing them with a new people group.
What is Exile?
Who is Gilgamesh?
The capital city of Judah that narrowly avoided exile by the Assyrian king Sennacherib.
What is Jerusalem?