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Sumerian Trivia
Sumerian geography
Sumerian Trivia 2
100
What are the 2 major rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
Who was the god of heaven?
Anu
100
Sumerians invented a type of vessel that could be used for trading. What was this vessel?
sailboat
100
Sumeria had flooding problems. What did the Sumerians do in order to help with the flooding?
built ditches
100
In Sumerian government who did the leadership begin with?
the priest
200
Sumeria is located near the marshes of?
Persia
200
Who was the god of water and floods?
Ea
200
What did the Sumerians invent to help them with farming?
Plow
200
Sumerians did not have any natural barriers so they were open to invasion. To help protect themselves what did the Sumerians build?
Stone Walls
200
What Sumerian story parallels the story in the Bible of the "FLOOD"
Epich of Gilgamesh
300
Where is Persia today?
Iran
300
Enil was the Sumerian god of?
cloud and air
300
How did the Sumerians record their trade purchases and history?
Cuneiform
300
The Sumerians did not have enough resources so what did they do in order to bring in necessary goods?
traded
300
What is one type of specialized worker whose job it was to write down everything?
scribe
400
The Fertile Crescent is made up of Israel, Jordan Syria, Lebanon and what other country?
Iraq
400
Approximately how many gods did the Sumerians have?
3,000
400
If a parent could not pay off their debt what could Sumerian parents do with their children?
sale them into slavery
400
The Sumerians did not have any natural barriers. What problem did this pose?
Invasion
400
What was the name of writing used by the Sumerians?
Cueniform
500
The _________gulf is South East of the Fertile Crescent
Persian
500
What is the word that means the belief in many gods?
polytheistic
500
If a Sumerian was caught harboring a slave what did the law say they would have to do?
pay a fee (25 sheckels)
500

What gulf did the Sumerian's cross to engage with trade 

Persian Guld 

500
What was the name of the temples built to worship the gods?
ziggarut