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Euphrates, Tigris and Bears...oh my!
Inventions
Super Sumerians
Empires
Random Nonsense
100
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the Rivers
100
What is the name of the Sumerian writing system?
Cuneiform
100
What surrounds the Sumerian city-states?
Thick mud brick walls
100
Which empire was the largest and had a cruel and powerful army?
Assyrian Empire
100
Why is tomorrow an important day for Mrs. Colclasure?
10 year wedding anniversary!!
200
What did the rivers provide that was great for farming and how did it happen?
Silt was deposited after the rivers flooded
200
Name of the official writers and who were they?
Scribes: Mostly boys from wealthy families
200
What did Sumerians believe in and where did they worship?
Believed in many gods--polytheism and worshiped at the ziggurat
200
The Akkadians long ago conquered Sumer and took control...who was their king?!?
Sargon
200
Who sings the Mesopotamia Song?
Mr. Nicky!
300
What is the area called where Mesopotamia is located?
Fertile Crescent
300
How many symbols were there?
1,200
300
What were the social classes and give an example of a person in each class?
Upper: kings, priests, warriors, government officials Middle: largest class of merchants, farmers, artisans Lower: enslaved people, criminals
300
What is the name of Hammurabi's empire and what was the capital city?
Babylonian Empire and Babylon
300
What is Mrs. Colclasure's favorite vocabulary word?!?
SPECIALIZATION!!!!!!
400
What did the people of Mesopotamia use the rivers for? (Name at least 2 examples)
Water for farming, meeting basic needs like drinking and bathing, transportation/travel, trade
400
What items were used to write?
Wet clay and reed pens
400
True or False: Men and women had equal rights in Sumerian life.
What is FALSE
400
What was the name of Hammurabi's laws?
What is Code of Hammurabi?
400
What body of water did the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers empty in to?
Persian Gulf...is where they found ancient ruins underground!
500
Mesopotamia has been called the ______ of civilization.
Cradle
500
What are a least FOUR examples of Sumerian inventions?
Cuneiform, Wheel, Sailboat, Wooden Plow, Potter's Wheel, Bronze, 60 sec-min, 60 min-hour, 12 month calendar based on moon's cycle
500
Give an example of a Sumerian city-state...
This was a tough one!! Ur, Uruk, Eridu
500
In which modern REGION of the world were these empires located?
Middle East
500
What 4 substances classify something as a food?!? Have you been listening in Science?!?!
Sugar, Starch, Protein, Fat