Geography
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
Where is Mesopotamia located in modern times?
The Near East (Middle East, Iraq/Syria, etc)
Which Mesopotamian king created the first empire that will conquer Sumer?
Sargon of Akkad
This is a wedge-shaped instrument for writing.
Stylus
This the Sumerian Word for priests.
En
Who is the first mythical king of Uruk?
Gilgamesh
What are the two rivers that form the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
When did Mespotamian civilization begin to arise?
5,000 BCE
(DAILY DOUBLE) - 2 parter
Pictures that stand for words.
System of writing that contains wedge shaped lines.
Pictographs
Cuneiform
Ishtar is the goddess of what? (think of her counterparts in Greece and Roman)
Love, Beauty
Which monster did Ishtar set to harm Gilgamesh with?
The Bull of Heaven
Are the Tigris and Euphrates predictable rivers?
No (False)
(DAILY DOUBLE)
Who is the king that was a part of the Gutian invasion that built many temples during his reign?
Gudea
Material made with straw used for building a home, temple, or palace.
Mudbrick
What is the pyramid like stepped tower called that has a temple that houses the god(s)?
Ziggurat
Which monsters did Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeat in the Cedar Forest?
Humbaba (Huwawa)
What is the environment in Southern Mesopotamia like?
Wet and Marshy
What is the name of the period in which the cities of Uruk and Ur thrived in?
Early Dynastic Period
The Sumerian word for "big man" or King.
LUGAL
Who is the supreme deity of the Sumerian Pantheon?
Enlil
What did Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight with Humbaba in the Cedar Forest represent?
Gilgamesh conquering nature and gaining wood from trees.
What is the Fertile Crescent and why is it important?
Arch-shaped area in the Middle East from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys and along the Mediterranean Sea.
It is important because it gave humanity fertile enough soil to create irrigation, which leads to the rise of cities.
What are the three reasons as to why Sumerian civilization collapsed (starting during Shulgi's reign)?
1) External invasions
2) Internal corruption
3) Climate Change
What do we see represented on the Royal Standard of Ur? Give me at least 2 examples of details that show this.
War and Peace Side
Divion of Labor, Class Structure
What the 6 aspects of civilization aside from Religion?
Government, Cities, Art and Architecture, Infrastructure, Social Class, and Division of Labor.
Who was Utnapishtim (Utna-pishti) and what does he represent in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
He is the only immortal human "Noah figure" of the story. He represents reaching for immortality which is not possible.