Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
Q
Earliest evidence of villages in Mesopotamia
A
5000 B.C.E
2
Q
The sumerian city-state was governed by a council of elders from the town’s temple.
A
Priests became the rulers,
or lugals
3
Q
Hva betyr Mesopotamia
A
The land between two rivers (greek)
4
Q
a historical king who lived in 2700
B.C.E. in the city of Uruk in Babylonia.
A
Gilgamesh - Two-thirds god and one-third human,
Gilgamesh was thought to possess superhuman strength and abilities. Gilgamesh built the great city of Uruk with high walls of brick. Stories of his exploits are carved on a stone of lapis lazuli at the base of the city’s gates.
