Monarchy and Empire
yes
What was Mesopotamian writing written on?
clay tablet
Where was Sumer located?
southern Mesopotamia
This Mesopotamian innovation allowed carts to carry goods and people over the surface of the ground.
wheel
Farming tools were much more effective when they had a tip made of this substance.
metal
What do we call a government that is ruled by a king?
monarchy
What was used to inscribe (press into the clay) Mesopotamian writing?
stylus
Was Sumer an empire? If not, what was it?
No, it was a city-state, then a region.
With this innovation, the wind power moved a boat across the water without the need of a paddle for power.
sail
After a flood, people learned that the soil had become more nutrient-rich, because this was left on the land by the flood waters.
silt
What do we call the government where multiple nations are ruled by one king?
empire
What was Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What type of leader ruled the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia?
kings
When water is directed onto the land where crops are growing, we call it this.
irrigation
When animals were raised and trained to pull a plow, the process is called this.
domestication
What do we know about Sargon?
He conquered Sumer and establish an empire where cuneiform was the written language.
What do we call a long story about heroic characters in which they often make a long journey?
Epic
What was at the center of Sumer and other ancient Mesopotamian city-states?
ziggurat
This innovation allowed an animal to pull a tool through the dirt to prepare it for planting.
plow
This relationship is not healthy for an individual human, but when a nation uses this, its agricultural production increases.
slavery
How did ancient city-states "take over" other city-states?
They went to war and defeated the enemy.
Epic of Gilgamesh
What was at the top of a ziggurat?
a temple
When metal that is found in the ground is processed, it can be shaped into forms that are useful in human work. This is the process of forming metal.
metallurgy
When surplus food is available, a nation can get other resources and inventions from other nations through what activity?
trade