What word can be used to describe this picture?
cart
cart wheel
chariot
car
What is a ziggurat?
A star shaped-temple tower
A triangular-temple tower
A rectangular-temple tower
a pyramid-shaped teme tower
Why is farmland important?
it provides land to grow food
to have a space for a big party
Who was Babylon's greatest monarch?
HamBAguette
Sargon
Hamberrabi
Hammurabi
An Akkadian emperor who defeated Sumer and built first empire
Sargon
Rayon
Stargon
Argon
Why did the SUmerians build walls?
protection
A mixture of tin and copper is
bronze
The worship of many gods is ___________
polygon
Polyrealism
Monotheism
polytheism
Who rebuilt Babylon?
Nebo the Zcar
HAmmurabi
Neversaynever
Nebuchadnezzar
What did the first writing system consist of?
letters
pictographs or symbols
nothing
syllables
Which word means more than needed?
surplus
scant
meager
surflus
A mix of tiny rocks and rich soil is _______
silt
kilt
spilt
stilt
Which of these inventions are the Sumerians known for?
all of these
Wheel
makeup
plow
Which word describes this image?
rural
urban
What does crescent mean?
arc shaped
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
In Modern day Iraq
All of these
Between the Tigris and Euphrates
In Southwest Asia or Middle East
Mesopotamia means ?
between the rivers
beneath the rivers
beyond the rivers
above the rivers
IF I wanted someone to writing something down who would I hire?
squire
scribe
tribe
Which word describes this image?
urban
rural
Hammurabi's Code is
none of these
collection of laws
collection of stories
collection of poems
What is the first writing form called?
Cuteiform
uniform
cuneiform
uneform
True or False: Religion shaped the Sumerian society
True
Who is known for creating first civilization?
Summerarians
Babylonians
Sumerians
Winterarians
Priests performed ________________
religious ceremonies
Religious meals
religious exerciese
Religious plays
What three things helped the SUmerians become great farmers?
canals, basins, irrigation ditiches
Who conquered Mesopotamia after the Babylonians?
Chaldeans
Assyrians
Hittites
all of these
A Uruk king who became a legend in Sumerian literature?
Gilga Gilga
Gilga the MEss
Gilgamesh
Gillymesh
Why is bronze an important development?
it made weapons stronger and it could be easily shaped
What was basic political unit of Sumer?
states of citzens
city-state
state-city
state of mind