Catal Huyuk
Mesopotamia
Epic of Gilgamesh
Vocabulary
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100

Name the job in Catal Huyuk that is responsible for finding and bringing food back to the city.

Gatherer

100

Mesopotamia is named Mesopotamia because it means what?

The land between 2 rivers

100

Gilgamesh was part God part man. What percent God was he?

2/3

100

Define Hunter-Gatherer

A people who rely on hunting and gathering to find food. 

100

What is Mrs. Towne's favorite color

Orange

200
Where were the doors on houses in Catal Huyuk located?

On the roof

200

What epic poem focused on the idea that man should not be immortal?

The Epic of Gilgamesh

200

Name Gilgamesh's friend who died in the story.

Enkidu 

200

Define Mesopotamia

The land between 2 rivers

200

How long has Mrs. Towne been a teacher

5 years

300

Name the modern-day country that Catal Huyuk is located in.

Turkey 

300

Name one item the Mesopotamians used to trade with another place?

Jewellery, beer, wine, wool clothes etc

300
How does Gigameh's killing of the 2 rock people show a character flaw? 

He is impulsive 

300

Define farming surplus

Where farming has produced extra food, resulting in not needing to hunt and gather. 
300

What is the Carroll symbol?

A compass

400

What would the people of Catal Huyuk use to build their homes?

Mud bricks

400

Why did the Mesopotamians have to disassemble their rafts when returning from trading trips?

Because they could not float up stream

400

What kind of animal did the wild man eat before turning into Enkidu?

Sheep

400

Define Job Specialization

 

People having enough food and resources to have their own job, not all the time is dedicated to finding food. 

400

What time does the 3rd block of the day start?

10:20am

500

What jobs could be done from the roof of a house in Catal Huyuk?

builder, craftsworker, childcare
500

What kind og building did the Mesopotamians have in the center of their city that was used for worship? 

a Ziggurat 

500

What is the moral of the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

People do not live forever, but their legacy can.

500

Define Cuniform

The first form of writing created by Mesopotamians

500

What year did the Salem witch trials happen?

1692