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Must-Knows Sumer
Question | Answer |
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How long did the Sumerian/Mesopotamian civilizations last? | from about 3000 BC to 1900 BC |
What is the name of the oldest-known written language? | cuneiform or wedge-shaped writing |
What is the name of the oldest-known piece of literature | Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh |
Who wrote the oldest-known laws? | Hammurabi |
Name three major Sumerian/Mesopotamian cities: | Ur, Babylon, Nineveh |
Mesopotamia lay between these two rivers: | Tigris and Euphrates |
Besides a written language, the Sumerians "invented": | wheel, metalworks, chariots, sailboats |
What story does the Epic of Gilgamesh contain? | story of a worldwide flood |
Name three other empires in Mesopotamia: | Accadia, Babylonia, Assyria |
Mesopotamia means: | Land between two rivers |
Who united many of the city-states in Mesopotamia and founded the Accadian empire? | Sargon I |