Hum 201

Question 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 1

The land between two rivers

Question 2

Sumer (kingdom)

Answer 2

The first confederation of city-states

Question 3

Sumer (culture)

Answer 3

Invented the first written language Cuneform, tracked the stars, floods, and the seasons

Question 4

Early religion

Answer 4

Belief that the gods control natural phenomena, emphasis on daily survival; They were fighting for their lives

Question 5

Polytheistic religion

Answer 5

A religion with multiple gods

Question 6

Sumeric Art

Answer 6

Created sculptures with carved materials like such as wood, stone, and metal all put together; 3d scrapbooking

Question 7

Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 7

The story of why snakes are immortal; Gilgamesh went on like a big journey with his friend, friend died, looked for immortality, found it, snake stole it, he dies.

Question 8

Epithets

Answer 8

An adjetive/descriptive phrase to express a quality/characteristic; sneaky as a snake, cunning as a fox.

Question 9

Akkadian

Answer 9

A violent people who took over Sumer; introduced the divine monarchy, and absolute control by said monarchy

Question 10

Babylonia (geography)

Answer 10

Took over (Akkadian?) by force, covered the Persian gulf to the Persian sea.

Question 11

Hammurabi’s code of law

Answer 11

Regulated private property, trade, business affairs’, and human behavior

Question 12

Assyrian empire

Answer 12

First militiristic state in history; Known for controling people through fear, and removing entire populations from their homes to control dissent

Question 13

The Chaldean Empire

Answer 13

Conquered Jerusalem and forced Jews and Hebrews to work for them. Resulted in lots of instability, making it easy for the Persians to take over.

Question 13

Persian Empire (geography)

Answer 13

The largest empire up to this date. Kept everyone together through the tolerance of differing relgions; Thousands of miles of road to facilitate connection and communication

Question 14

Persian Empire (culure)