| Religon & Mythology | ||
| #1 | The god Enlil is so powerful that gods can only look at | his hat |
| #2 | Humans were created by the gods for this purpose | to work in their place |
| #3 | Humans were created from this material | clay from the bottom of the sea |
| #4 | In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the gods send down a great flood because | the humans were too noisy |
| #5 | This monotheistic religion grows during the Persian empire | Zoroastrianism |
| Literature of Mesopotamia | ||
| #1 | The Epic and Genesis stories state that these animals were sent out to see if there was any dry land |
birds |
| #2 | In both Genesis and the Epic, the boat eventually runs aground on... |
a mountain top |
| #3 | At the end of the flood story in the Epic, Utnapishtim is given this gift |
immortality |
| #4 | In Genesis, the symbol for the promise between God and humanity that there will never again be a flood is a rainbow. What is the symbol in the Epic? |
An irridescent necklace |
| #5 | In Genesis, God seals the door of the ark shut. In the Epic, it is Utnapishtim. Why is this significant? |
It changes who makes the final decision on who survives the flood. |
| Mesopotamian vocabulary | ||
| #1 | Step-shaped structure used for religious & political business | ziggurat |
| #2 | A city that is independent & function like its own country | city-state |
| #3 | This is created when a powerful leader does not leave a clear successor | power vacuum |
| #4 | Wedge-shaped writing invented by the Sumerians |
cuneiform |
| #5 | A provincial government used primarily by the Persian empire |
satrap |
| Know your Mesopotamian people | ||
| #1 | Leader Hammurabi is associated with which civilization? | Babylon (1) |
| #2 | Leader Sargon is associated with which civilization? |
Akkad |
| #3 | Leader Nebuchadnezzar is associated with which civilization? |
Babylon (2) |
| #4 | Leader Assurbanipal is associated with which civilization? |
Assyria |
| #5 | Leader Cyrus is associated with which civilization? |
Persia |
| Details about Civilizations | ||
| #1 | What technology are the Hittites most famous for? |
Getting iron out of iron ore (iron weapons) |
| #2 | Cyrus did many things to try to unify his large empire. Name one |
Standardization of money & measurements; moving his capital city around; building roads, schools, & hospitals |
| #3 | Supposedly Nebuchadnezzar built this for his homesick wife |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
| #4 | They had 3 major challenges - few resources, no protection from invaders, & unpredictable flooding. How did they solve for them? |
1) trade 2) built walls 3) experts at irrigation |
| #5 | The Code of Hammurabi did several important things - name 3. |
1) 1st time laws were written down 2) created equality under the law 3) protected women, children, etc. 4) warned of punishments "up front" |
| Final Question | |
| This is what ancient Mesopotamians called a creature with a man's body and a bird or animal's head | A demon |