Which type of climate dominates the landscape between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia; around the fertile crescent.
Desert
100
What are at least 2 key characteristics which set Sumer apart from earlier human societies?
(1) advanced cities, (2) specialized workers, (3) complex institutions, (4) record keeping, and (5) improved technology.
100
Like many peoples in the Fertile Crescent, the Sumerians believed that many different gods controlled the various forces in nature. What is the belief in more than one god called?
Polytheism
100
Who defeated the city-states of Sumer and lead his arm from Akkad?
King Sargon
100
Name two seas which border the fertile crescent?
Mediterranean and Red Seas
200
What are reasons the fertile crescent got its name?
The region’s curved shape and the richness of its land that was good for farming.
200
Each city and the surrounding land it controlled formed a......?
City-State
200
Who was the god of storms and air and was among the most powerful gods?
Enlil
200
What did Sargon do by taking control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia?
Create the world's first empire
200
What should be the main purpose of laws?
To promote good behavior and punish the bad behavior
300
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded Mesopotamia at least once a year. As the floodwater receded, it left a thick bed of mud called.......?
Silt
300
Name at least 2 Sumerian city-states.
Uruk, Kish, Lagash, Umma, and Ur
300
What did the Sumerians do to keep their gods happy?
Built them Ziggurats
300
The Babylonian Empire reached its peak during the reign of which powerful lawmaker?
King Hammurabi
300
Why was Mesopotamia an ideal place to start a civilization?
It was part of the fertile crescent and had two rivers which flooded yearly and deposited rich silt for farming and irrigation.
400
Which natural barrier borders the Fertile Crescent to the northeast?
Zagros Mountains
400
Sumer’s earliest governments were controlled by....?
Temple priests
400
Some of the richest accounts of Mesopotamian myths and legends appear in a long poem called....?
Epic of Gilgamesh
400
What did Hammurabi do with his precious Code?
Hammurabi had the code engraved in stone, and copies were placed all over his empire.
400
Spell the names of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
500
Name one of three solutions to the
environmental challenges of Mesopotamia?
Irrigation systems, city walls with mud bricks, trading and bartering
500
A series of rulers from a single family is called a...?
Dynasty
500
Who were the 3 classes of people who ranked highest in the Sumerian social class?
Kings, landholders, and some priests
500
What was Hammurabi's basic principle for retaliation of wrongdoing?
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
500
What is an epic?
a long heroic poem that tells the story of a historical or legendary figure