Sunday, Monday Flashcards
(50 cards)
How many days are there in a week
7
Where is Mesopotamia
in Asia
What two rivers did Mesopotamia lay between
The Tigris and the Euphrates
what was Babylon the capital of
It was capital of the babylonians
What was the capital of Assyrians
Nineveh
What was Mesopotamia made of
It was made of sun baked bricks
What was the greatest city on earth
Babylon was the greatest city on earth
What was the second greatest city
It was Nineveh
Who were in some respects ahead of the Egyptians
The Sumerians
Where did the explorer who found the treasures take them
He took many of them to England in the British Museum
Where and the other treasures
They are in the University of Pennsylvania and the Museum of Baghdad
Who were the books made of papyrus unknown to
They were unknown to Mesopotamians
What does cuneiform mean
It means wedge shaped
What else did they find in the tombs
They found round seals and inscribed clay tablets
What were the tombs packed with
They were packed with dazzling golden headdresses and gold vessels for sacrifices
What did king Hammurabi leave
He left the oldest law book in the world
What remains of babylon
One such mound standing in the desert
Who were the most important tribes
The Sumerians, The Babylonians and The Assyrians
How was Mesopotamia different from Egypt
It was rarely ruled by one king
What did the Babylonians and the Assyrians worship
They worshiped the sun, the moon, and the stars
What was the name they gave to there belief in stars
The name was astrology
What did mars mean
Mars meant war
What did Venus mean
Venus meant love
What was the name of the Babylons sun god
There sun god was named Baal
