Short Answer
Name the two rivers that flow through the Fertile Crescent.
Tigris and Euphrates
edubba
A. temple-tower in Sumeria
B. symbols for actions and ideas
C. way of life of a people
D. pictures represent words
E. transmitting heritage
F. tablet house
tablet house
Who developed the world's most ancient law code?
Ur-Nammu
ideogram
A. temple-tower in Sumeria
B. symbols for actions and ideas
C. way of life of a people
D. pictures represent words
E. transmitting heritage
F. tablet house
symbols for actions and ideas
What was ancient Sumer's most important industry in terms of commercial activity?
Textiles
culture
A. temple-tower in Sumeria
B. symbols for actions and ideas
C. way of life of a people
D. pictures represent words
E. transmitting heritage
F. tablet house
way of life of a people
What is the world's oldest work of literature outside of the Bible?
Epic of Gilgamesh
education
A. temple-tower in Sumeria
B. symbols for actions and ideas
C. way of life of a people
D. pictures represent words
E. transmitting heritage
F. tablet house
transmitting heritage
What is Sumerian writing called?
Cuneiform
ziggurat
A. temple-tower in Sumeria
B. symbols for actions and ideas
C. way of life of a people
D. pictures represent words
E. transmitting heritage
F. tablet house
temple-tower in Sumeria