The Sumerians
What is the first group of people to inhabit Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians.
What was the climate like in Mesopotamia?
Dry and hot with seasonal flooding.
The temples surrounded by courts and public buildings were called ________.
Ziggurates.
The Akkadians moved into ________ from the Arabian Peninsula.
A. Sumeria
B. Mesopotamia
C. Iraq
D. Egypt
A. Sumeria
A __________ is a wedge-shaped stone in an arch.
Keystone.
Where did the Sumerians originally live?
In the mountains.
What are the rivers called that are on either side of Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Ziggurats were like huge:
A. Buildings
B. Churches
C. Empires
D. Pyramids
D. Pyramids
They spoke a ______ language related to Arabic and Hebrew:
A. Mesopotamian
B. English
C. Mandarin
D. Semitic
D. Semitic
Mesopotamia was surrounded by beautiful foliage and mountains, making it sheltered and safe from invaders.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Mesopotamia did not have much natural protection, making it vulnerable to invaders.
Where did the Sumerians move to?
The plain of Shinar.
Levees.
Religion was not very important to the Sumerians:
A. True
B False
B. False
The Akkadians formed their own country and called it...
Akkad.
Wars were ____ between Sumerian cities:
A. Rare- Only once in a while.
B. Never happened-EVER!
C. Common- More often than not.
D. Frequent-Every single day.
C. Common :D
Why did the Sumerians move?
To take advantage of the fertile soil.
Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means...
"Between two rivers."
Sumerians believed Gods spoke to them through their ______.
Priests.
The Akkaidians adopted much of the Ziggurat culture:
A. True
B. False
B. False
The adopted much of the Sumerian culture.
The buildings in city states were made up of sun-dried _____ ______.
What did the Sumerians called their Country?
Sumer.
Name 2-3 cultures that have existed in Mesopotamia? Think places...
Assyria, Babylon, and Iraq.
The Sumerians had:
A: 1 God.
B: Many gods.
B: Many gods.
The Akkadian civilization lasted until ______.
1950 B.C.
Name something Sumerians were responsible for creating:
Water clock, 12 month calendar, the plow, the sailboat, written language, etc.