Sumerian writing made through a series of wedge-shaped marks pressed into wet clay by sharpened reeds.
100
From which set of laws does the following come from?
"If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out."
Code of Hammurabi
100
Name two pieces of technology that made Assyria successful.
iron weapons, battering rams/tree trunks, tunneling under cities, or chariots
200
What river is to the north of Mesopotamia?
Tigris River
200
What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods.
200
What is the belief in only one god?
monotheism
200
Name two more pieces of technology used by the Assyrians that have not been mentioned.
iron weapons, battering rams/tree trunks, tunneling under cities, chariots
300
What river is to the south of Mesopotamia?
Euphrates River
300
What are city-states?
Cities that have their own government.
300
"You shall have no other gods before Me."
From which set of laws does this come from?
The 10 Commandments
300
What system did the Mesopotamians invent that allowed them to move water to a location of their choice?
irrigation
400
Why is Mesopotamia often referred to as the Fertile Crescent?
Because of the rich soil
400
Name three of the Sumerian inventions.
plow, sailboat, writing, wheel, and the lunar calendar
400
What is the name of the complete collection of Jewish laws?
Torah
400
What characteristics did the ancient Sumerians believe their gods possessed?
unpredictable and selfish
500
Name the three major civilizations we studied in Mesopotamia.
Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria
500
Draw an example of cuneiform on the board.
Answers may vary
500
What type of government is ruled by a king or queen?
monarchy
500
How are the Sumerian city-states similar to our states in America?
Like the city-states, each state in America has its own government, though each state does still have to follow the direction of the national government in Washington D.C.