Middle East 2
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- What type of religion did the Sumerians have?
- polytheistic
- What type of religion did the Jews have?
- monotheism
- What happened as a result of the Sumerians producing a surplus of food?
- Some Sumerians were able to become potters, artisans, and weavers.
- What is Sumerian writing called?
- cuneiform
- Who were the highest members of Sumerian society?
- priests
- Who were the only people the Sumerians believed could know what the gods wanted people to do?
- The priests
- What larger body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow into?
- The Persian Gulf
- What did the Sumerians teach the Babylonians?
- How to write and farm.
- The Sumerians wrote the oldest story in the world. Who was the hero of the story?
- Gilgamesh, a god-like man
- What problem did the first people living in Mesopotamia have?
- Floods
- What did the Sumerians write on?
- Wet clay tablets
- Who do archaeologist believe were the first people to live in Mesopotamia?
- The Sumerians
- Who conquered the Sumerians in 1800 B.C.?
- The Babylonians
- What were Sumerian temples called?
- Ziggurats
- What were some of the Sumerians contributions to civilization?
- wagon wheel,potter's wheel,bronze,writing, math,a written legal code, the sundial, measurements in units of 60 (60 minutes,60 seconds,360 degrees in a circle), the arch for making sturdy buildings, metal plow
- Who did the Sumerians believe caused natural events like thunderstorms and floods?
- the gods
- What type of government did the Sumerians have?
- theocracy and an hereditary monarchy
- Why did the Sumerians develop a writing system?
- To help them keep records.
- What alloy is copper and tin used to form?
- bronze
- What was the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers called?
- Mesopotamia
- What Babylonian ruler gathered 300 laws and had them written in stone for everyone to read?
- Hammurabi
- What was the most important building in Sumerian society?
- the ziggurat
- What two rivers are located in the area known as the Fertile Crescent?
- The Tigris and the Euphrates
- What was the goal of Hammurabi's Code?
- To bring justice to the world and to protect the weak from the powerful.