Mesopotamia

Question 1

What is silt?

Answer 1

fine, nutrient rich soil.

Question 2

What is irrigation?

Answer 2

The supply of water to fields using human made systems.

Question 3

What is Mesopotamia?

Answer 3

The flat fertile land between the Euphrates and Tigris river. Modern day Iraq.

Question 4

What is division of labor?

Answer 4

dividing up tasks to decrease individual workload.

Question 5

What is a epic?

Answer 5

long poem, tells the story of heroes.

Question 6

Gilgamesh

Answer 6

2/3 god 1/3 human. killed Humbaba. went on a quest for immortality.

Question 7

Enkidu

Answer 7

Gilgamesh’s best friend who before dying had visions of the after life.

Question 8

Humbaba

Answer 8

1/2 ogre 1/2 demon who was killed by Gilgamesh.

Question 9

Urshanabi

Answer 9

Boatman mad at Gilgamesh for killing colossi. tells the story of a flood.

Question 10

The ancient one

Answer 10

immortal, warned of flood. gave Gilgamesh a chance to be immortal.

Question 11

City-states

Answer 11

a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements.

Question 12

Social class/order

Answer 12

A category of people based on wealth or status in a society. Kings, then priests, then administrators, scribes, merchants, and artisans, then beneath that is famers and on the bottom, slaves.

Question 13

Roles of men

Answer 13

Political power, made laws.

Question 14

Roles of women

Answer 14

Home and children

Question 15

Cuneiform

Answer 15

A system Sumerians used where images represented words. More complicated words had images representing syllables.

Question 16

Styluses

Answer 16

A sharp writing utensil used on clay tablets.

Question 17

pictographs

Answer 17

picture symbols

Question 18

Scribe

Answer 18

a processional writer who recorded official information

Question 19

Polytheism

Answer 19

a belief in many gods

Question 20

Ziggurat

Answer 20

a temple used for giving offerings to the gods.

Question 21

Anu

Answer 21

ruler of sky and heavens

Question 22

Enki

Answer 22

God of water and wisdom

Question 23

Enlil

Answer 23

god of winds, storms, and air

Question 24

Inanna

Answer 24

Goddess of war and love

Question 25

Ishkur

Answer 25

God of floods

Question 26

Sargon

Answer 26

Sargon the great was a ancient Mesopotamian ruler. he made the first empire. he was in charge of the largest civilization. He gave relatives high positions to ensure loyalty. He allowed people to keep their local rulers and customs.

Question 27

Empire

Answer 27

a group of different lands and people governed by one ruler.

Question 28

Tribute

Answer 28

a protection tax.

Question 29

Enheduanna

Answer 29

Sargon’s daughter, the first writer in history, first person to write using the pronoun I, lived in Ur, high priestess for 40 years, was made priestess to bridge the gap between cultures, when she died she became a minor deity.

Question 30

Hammurabi

Answer 30

Sixth king of Bablyon, King of Sumer and Akkad.

Question 31

Hammurabi’s code

Answer 31

Had 282 laws, engraved into a giant stone slab. very cruel and harsh.

Question 32

Nebuchadnezzar 2

Answer 32

The most famous Chaldean king. ruled for 43 years. his empire contained Mesopotamia and all of the fertile crescent.

Question 33

Tower of Babel

Answer 33

soaring 7-storie multi-colored ziggurat.

Question 34

Ishtar Gate

Answer 34

Gleaming blue glazed bricks and images of dragons and bulls.

Question 35

Hanging gardens of bablyon

Answer 35

King Nebuchadnezzar 2’s most famous accomplishment.