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8th Grade History
Question | Answer |
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Name 3 things invented by the Sumerians | Levees, Wagon Wheels and Irrigation |
What is a Levee | It controls water flow and flooding |
What is irrigation | Water systems to help farmers grow surplus crops |
What is a Cuneiform | A system of writing to help keep records, laws and trades |
What is Sargon I | First empire of Mesopatamia |
What is Ziggurat | Monuments built for kings and gods. Were very advanced in architecture. |
Who was Gilgamesh | He was the Great King or Uruk. (5th King) |
What is Mesopatamia | It's the land within the Fertile Crescent |
Who was Hammurabi | First man to create laws |
What was Hammurabi's code | An eye for an eye |
Who were the Sumerian Gods | Amulet (keeps evil away), Shamash (sun god), Anu (sky god), Gilgamesh (ruler of Uruk), Pazuzu (god of evil forces) |
What are three things that were recorded with Cuneiforms | Trade, laws and religion |
What are the 2 rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent | The Tigris and the Euphrates |
Name 3 major Sumerian cities | Ur, Eridu, Babylon, Uruk and Larsa |