Test For 9/11 Flashcards
What were the uses for Ziggurats
City hall, controlled by temple priests
When would a commanders powers end
When the war was over
What were the 3 main problems
1: the water problem: after the flood receded everything dried out
2: the defense problem: they had no natural boundaries
3: resource problem: Natural resources in Sumer were rare like stone or wood
What were the solutions to the 3 problems
Water prob: they learned to dig ditches to allow water to flow their fields
Defense prob: they built large walls with mud bricks but the problem with that is it’s not so effective for a while
Resource prob: they created a trading network
What’s bartering?
They had crops which is what everyone wanted so they traded that for cloth, stone etc
The problem with that is that it was difficult because they didn’t have a good way to make sure it’s a fare monetary trade.
What are some Sumerian inventions?
The wagon wheel, NOT THE WHEEL ITSELF
A number system (60 secs in a min, 60 mins in an hour etc)
The invention of bronze by mixing copper and tin
Who was the king that built the largest military force?
Sargon (Akkadian king)
Where was Akkad
Directly north of Sumer where the 2 rivers come to a narrow pass
What did Sargons daughter, Enheduanna do
Wrote some of the worlds first hymns and literature
Why did Sargon help lower class people especially
He came from an unwed mother who let him down the river out of shame and he was raised by a poor farmer.
