5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is does “Between the rivers” refer to?
Mesopotamia
What was the main occupation in Sumer?
farmers
What was the wedge-shaped writing of Sumer?
cuneiform
Where did Noah’s ark land?
Mt. Ararat
What is the smallest and coldest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
What is the warmest ocean?
Indian Ocean
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What is the ocean between the Americas and Europe or Africa?
Atlantic Ocean
What is the study of ancient people by recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past called?
archeology
What is the belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth called?
superstition
What are the tall, layered temples built by the Sumerians for worships called?
ziggurats
What was the most common type of seals in Sumer?
cylinder seal
What city did Abraham come from?
Ur
What land did God promise to Abraham?
Canaan
What does the name “Tigris” mean?
arrow
What does the name “Euphrates” mean?
that which makes fruitful
Why is the Fertile Crescent called the “Cradle of Civilization?”
Because the earliest people lived there
Where can we find the only completely accurate record of ancient history?
the Bible
Who were the first people after the Flood who developed and used writing?
Sumerians
Who are the people that dig up and study the remains of ancient civilization?
archeologists
What was the early form of the Sumerian writing called? What was the later form called?
the early form was pictographs and
the later form was cuneiform
What architectural details were the Sumerians first to use?
the arch and the dome
What were the two most important Sumerian inventions?
writing and the wheel
