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Final Jeopardy
Later
Sumerian
Peoples of
Achievements
the FC
Geography
of the Fertile
Crescent
Sumer
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These are the two
major rivers
running through
Mesopotamia.
What are the
Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers?
In Greek,
Mesopotamia
literally means
this.
What is “the land
between the
rivers?”
This is the name for
the large arc of rich,
fertile farmland that
extends from the
Persian Gulf to the
Mediterranean Sea.
What is the
Fertile Crescent?
Flooding from the
Tigris and Euphrates
rivers brought this
mixture of rich soil
and tiny rocks to the
land.
What is silt?
To prevent problems
caused from flooding
or droughts, the
Mesopotamians
invented this way of
supplying water to an
area of land.
What is irrigation?
Irrigation allowed more
jobs to develop in Sumer,
so this type of
arrangement in which
each worker specializes in
a particular task or job
developed.
What is a division
of labor?
Most people in Sumer
lived mainly in ______
areas. The centers of
Sumerian society,
however, were the
______ areas.
What are rural
(countryside) areas
and urban (city)
areas?
These areas, consisting
of a city and the
countryside around it,
built up armies and
fought each other to
gain farmland.
What are citystates?
He was the ruler of the
Akkadian Empire who
defeated all of the citystates of Sumer and
brought the entire Fertile
Crescent Region under his
control.
Who was Sargon?
Priests occupied a
high level in
Sumer’s ______, the
division of society
by rank or class.
What is social
hierarchy?
This was the
world’s first system
of writing which
was created by the
Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
The Sumerians
created this which
allowed oxen to easily
break through hard
clay soil to prepare
for planting.
What is the plow?
These pyramidshaped temple
towers dominated
the city centers.
What are
ziggurats?
Earlier written
communication had used
these, picture symbols,
rather than letters or
syllables to represent
ideas.
What are
pictographs?
These were Sumer’s
most famous works of
art. They were stones
engraved with designs
and rolled over clay to
leave a mark or design.
What are
cylinder seals?
This Chaldean king
rebuilt Babylon into
a beautiful city again
and created the
hanging gardens.
Who was
Nebuchadnezzar?
This group was
fierce in battle and
spread terror by
looting villages and
burning crops.
Who were the
Assyrians?
Like the Assyrians,
this earlier group
used chariots in
battle and created
the strongest iron
weapons of the time.
Who were the
Hittites ?
This group traded
cedar for healthy
profits.
Who were the
Phoenicians?
This was the
Phoenicians’ most
important
achievement.
What was the
creation of an
alphabet?
He was most
famous for his code
of 282 laws.
Who was
Hammurabi?
This is the name
Hammurabi called
Mesopotamia after
he brought it all
under his control.
What is the
Babylonian
Empire?
Under the code of laws,
specific crimes brought
specific penalties, but
the _______ of victims
contributed to one’s
penalty.
What is social
class?
According to the code of
laws, what penalty would
happen if a contractor
built a house and it fell
and killed the son of the
owner of the house?
What is the
contractor’s son
shall be put to
death?
This group’s laws were
much harsher on women
(calling for them to be
veiled and servants to
their husbands) than
Hammurabi’s laws.
Who were the
Assyrians?
This daughter of
Sargon could easily
be classified as “an
outrageous woman
from ancient history.”
Who was
Enheduanna?
Enheduanna was
the world’s first
_________.
What is author /
professional
writer?
In general, this was
the job of most
Sumerian women.
What is taking
care of the home
and children?
Sargon appointed
Enheduanna to
this position.
What is priestess?
Enheduanna wrote
hymns to this
goddess (who was
also the principle
goddess in Sumer).
Who was
Inanna?
Make your wager
Civilizations develop along
river valleys because they are
the most suitable. What were
the 4 features of River Valley
Civilizations (discussed in
class) that make them better
than seacoasts, jungles, or
deserts?
What are fresh
water, flat plain,
good soil, and
transportation?