The Fertile Crescent

Question 0

Levees

Answer 0

A wall that keeps a river within banks

Question 1

Silt

Answer 1

Loose soil carried by water

Question 2

Droughts

Answer 2

Long periods without rain

Question 3

Erosion

Answer 3

The wearing away of soil by wind or water

Question 4

Cuneiform

Answer 4

Most important invention first writing system ever in the world

Question 5

Scribe

Answer 5

An official writer

Question 6

City states

Answer 6

A self-governing state that also governs nearby villages

Question 7

Ziggurat

Answer 7

Flattened pyramid made of mud-brick

Question 8

Aqueduct

Answer 8

A raised water way

Question 9

Sargon

Answer 9

A famous king of a city state called lush

Question 10

Why did the different city-states constantly war with each other

Answer 10

The city states were constantly at war with each other because they wanted control/power over water. With the power of water they can flood the city state or not give you any water at all.

Question 11

Gilgamesh

Answer 11

Legendary Mesopotamian king and hero

Question 12

Hammurabi

Answer 12

King of the Babylonian empire creator of one of the worlds oldest known codes of law

Question 13

Sargon was the famous king of

Answer 13

Lush

Question 14

Who mostly went to school

Answer 14

Boys

Question 15

Who was always the head of the family

Answer 15

The father

Question 16

How many years was Sargon ruling for

Answer 16

56

Question 17

How many years were the city-states United?

Answer 17

About 100

Question 18

How many symbols of cuneiform were there

Answer 18

500+

Question 19

An official writer is called

Answer 19

A scribe

Question 20

What does eye-for-eye mean

Answer 20

Everyone is equal

Question 21

Who was the Sumerian princess

Answer 21

Enheduana