Geography
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
The land "between the two rivers"
Buildings used to honor a goddess or god
Temple
Why were cattle important to Sumerian society?
Sumerians had this type of religion that believed in more than one God
polytheism
The biggest country in the world is
Russia
The mountain range in S.E. Turkey known for its high rate of rainfall
What was the independent city and the surrounding land it controls called?
City-State
What did Sumerians use to build their homes?
mud bricks and reeds
This deity was highly revered in Sumeria and other ancient cultures
Goddesses
This baseball team holds the record for most World Series championships
Tigris and Euphrates
To bring water to dry lands by means of digging canals is called what?
Irrigation
Why were scribes members of the richest and highest class of Sumerian culture?
Scribes had the special skill of writing, which was needed by farmers and merchants.
The Epic of Gilgamesh conveys what story that is similar to one found in the Bible
A flood that ended the world
The national sport of Canada is
Lacrosse
The Sumerians are a mystery because
They speak a language isolate
The writing of the Sumerian people
Cuneiform
This term meant "big man" and referred to the war chief and ruler
Lugal
He was chosen by the gods
Who are the four presidents on Mount Rushmore?
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
This city is where most Sumerian art and artifacts were found
The city of Ur
a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. We know virtually nothing of these people
Ubaid Period
List at least 4 Sumerian inventions
the wheel, irrigation, writing, bronze, base 60 mathematics, the arch, the sail, cities, astronomy and astrology
What was the name for the characteristic step temples that characterized Sumerian architecture?
Ziggurat
This person famously stated in his speech " Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry March 23, 1775