Chapter 1 - Mesopotania

Question 0

Define: Babylon

Answer 0

The chief-city of Hammurabi’s empire.

Question 1

Define: Artisan

Answer 1

A person skilled in a craft.

Question 2

Define: City-state

Answer 2

A Sumerian city and it’s surrounding land.

Question 3

Define: Culture

Answer 3

A way of life.

Question 4

Define: Coneiform

Answer 4

A wedge-shaped Sumerian writing system

Question 5

Define: Euphrates

Answer 5

A river bordering Mesopotamia.

Question 6

Define: Gilgamesh

Answer 6

A legendary-hero in the Sumerian culture.

Question 7

Define: Scribe

Answer 7

A person skilled in writing.

Question 8

Define: Ur

Answer 8

The leading state of Sumer.

Question 9

Define: Ziggurat

Answer 9

A Sumerian temple with many levels.

Question 10

The land of Mesopotamia in ancient times is today part of _____?

Answer 10

Iraq

Question 11

The Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia in about ______.

Answer 11

3500 B.C.

Question 12

The Sumerians took an important step in changing their physical environment by ____________.

Answer 12

Controlling floods on the rivers.

Question 13

At the center of each Sumerian city-state was a temple, which was ______.

Answer 13

The home of the city’s chief god.

Question 14

In Sumerian society, the middle class included __________.

Answer 14

Artisans and Shopkeepers.

Question 15

_________, a ___ from ______ ________ conquered the city-states of ________

Answer 15

Sargon I, a king from northern Mesopotamia conquered the city-states of Sumer.

Question 16

As a ruler, Hammurabi is best remembered for creating a _______.

Answer 16

Written code of law.

Question 17

When Sargon I united the conquered city-states, __________.

Answer 17

He created the worlds first empire.

Question 18

The oldest written records know come from __________.

Answer 18

The culture of Sumer.

Question 19

Contributes of Mesopotamia were the _____________.

Answer 19

Wheel, Plow, Sailboat, 12-month calendar, cuneiform writing, and number system based on 60.