This was used to poke holes in the ground to loosen the soil
What is the plow
100
This means the land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia
100
Sumerians worshipped many gods (gods for nature, war, rain, & wind)
What is polytheism
100
It is a written set of laws made by the king
What is a law code
100
He is the leader of Akkad and the first to conquer and unite the Sumerian city-states.
Who is Sargon the Great
200
These inventions helped Sumerian warriors more advanced than their enemies.
What are the shield and the metal spear
200
The Euphrates and Tigris river gave this type of soil down from the mountain to make the soil fertile
What is silt
200
This 7 story building was the home of the priests, worshipped the gods, and had bueautiful painting and statues.
What is a Ziggurat
200
This term means the transfer of ideas or customs from one culture to another
What is cultural borrowing
200
Sargons success was charging into battle with this
What is chariot
300
These two inventions made trade more successful and possible for Sumerians
What is invention of the Wheel and Sail
300
Sumerians had fertile soil for farming, but they faced two challanges that affected their crops
What are floods and dry windy summers
300
This trading system made Sumerian city-states more wealthy and powerful. It also helped ideas travel faster from one city to another.
What is bartering
300
The Sumerians made 2 major advances in learning. They created the first number system and developed a calender from studying the stars.
What is Mathmatics and Astronomy
300
The Akkadians' were considered this and name 2 cultures that they adopted from Sumerian culture
What are barbarians, farming techniques, cuneiform writing, or Sumerian religion
400
Farmers had trouble keeping their crops alive through the hot summer, so they developed this system
What is an irrigation
400
This place is made up of all the surrounding land and villages that it controls. Plus, it was independent from it's neighbors and the center of trade.
What is a city-state
400
With the improvement of agricultural techniques helping the Sumerians produce a food surplus. The dependable food supply helped villages that began as groups of mud huts become towns of neat mud-brick houses.
What is the increase of population
400
This person was trained to write and keep records in ancient times and write in the language of Sumer.
What is a scribe and cuneiform
400
This ruler created a strong government by issuing one code of laws for all the people to follow. He carved his laws in stone for all to see.
Who is Hammurabi's Law Code
500
The application of human intellegence to problems to create new and better ways of doing things
What is technology
500
These items were hard to get in the beginning of Mesopotamian empire, but through trading these product made the Sumerian people more powerful and successful.
What is stones and metal
500
Only these people were able to speak to the gods. They knew when events and ceremonies would take place.
What are the powers of the Priests
500
The Sumerian Priest recorded the number of fish by adding marks upon his symbol. This picture represents objects
What is a pictograph
500
This empire became the center of the new Mesopotamian empire. Hammurabi forces were able to spread throughout this empire because of the local food supply they were able to obtain.