either Gujarat or the indus valley

What was the name of the city that acted as an arbitrator and what was the name of that city's most famous king?

Kish, it was ruled by Messali which means peacemaker

What was the list of kings called, and what did it suggest?

Bala, it suggested the city states of mesopotamia might have had some sort of democracy since only one king is talked about for each year

Who were the kings of the Ur III period?

Ur-Namma, Shulgi, Amar-Sin, Shu-sin, Ibbi-sin

The diet of the ancient mesopotamians consisted mainly of what?

Grain mostly, but the also ate some poultry and goat and sheep or rare occasion. Very very rarely they ate beef

What was the name of the estate that one of the sargonic kings gave to the church, and what did its name change too?

first it was known as Urukagina (means Wife's estate) thenwas called Baba (the estate of the goddess baba)

This trilingual stone helped to decipher cuneiform.

Kings tablet found on a cliff face in bitsun

Each sign in cuneiform can mean a variety of things, what are they?

each symbol has a specific meaning, for instance the symbol for ka means mouth. The same symbol can also mean the sound "KA" it can also mean the letters K & A

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Rise of Mesop Quiz 1

Pennstate rise of mesopotamian civilizations quiz 1

Question	Answer
Founder of the sargonic period	Sargon
Sargonic king who went on a series of Military operations, much like the founder of the Sargonic period	Naram-sin
Sargonic king who gave land grants to the church. Specifically he took land from the queen to give to the goddess Inanna	Manistushu
Last of the great sargonic kings, his name means king of kings.	Sharkalisharri
Shuruppak	Fara
Girsu	Tello
UalabiU	Abu Salabihkh
Ebla	Tell Mardikh
between 1974-1975 Italian archaeologist found over 14,000 tablets at what site?	Ebla
King who acted friendly towards the king of Mari then betrayed him and took over his city.	Hamburani
French found about 80,000 texts at this site.	Mari
Dilmun	Bahrain
Magan	Oman
Meluhha	either Gujarat or the indus valley
Shuruppak's league which included Ur, Abab, Nippur, and Umma called themselves what?	Ki-en-gi (means sumer)
What was the name of the city that acted as an arbitrator and what was the name of that city's most famous king?	Kish, it was ruled by Messali which means peacemaker
A well known but probably militarily weak city, sort of the "mesopotamian vatican"	Nippur
What was the list of kings called, and what did it suggest?	Bala, it suggested the city states of mesopotamia might have had some sort of democracy since only one king is talked about for each year
Who were the kings of the Ur III period?	Ur-Namma, Shulgi, Amar-Sin, Shu-sin, Ibbi-sin
The diet of the ancient mesopotamians consisted mainly of what?	Grain mostly, but the also ate some poultry and goat and sheep or rare occasion. Very very rarely they ate beef
What was the name of the estate that one of the sargonic kings gave to the church, and what did its name change too?	first it was known as Urukagina (means Wife's estate) thenwas called Baba (the estate of the goddess baba)
The writing of the ancient mesopotamians is known as what?	Cuneiform
This trilingual stone helped to decipher cuneiform.	Kings tablet found on a cliff face in bitsun
Each sign in cuneiform can mean a variety of things, what are they?	each symbol has a specific meaning, for instance the symbol for ka means mouth. The same symbol can also mean the sound "KA" it can also mean the letters K & A

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