3.3 Mesopotamian Innovations and Contributions

Cuneiform means....

• writing

• first written language

• wedged shape

• alphabet

Who was Enkidu?

• Was send by the gods to challenge Gilgamesh.

• Gilgamesh's brother

• God of the Wind

• A Sumerian

Sumerian used ___________ to write on ____________________.

• pencils, clay tablets

• stylus, rock

• reed, papyrus

• stylus, clay tablet

Who created the first written language?

• Babylonians

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Hominids

Which was not an invention of the Sumerians?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• wheel

• irrigation system

What is the name of the earliest form of literature that still exist today?

• Iliad and the Odessey

• The Ode to Ishtar

• Percy Jackson

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

Which Mesopotamian invention had an impact on travel?

• cuneiform

• calendar

• trade

• wheel

What is an epic?

• a long poem or story; usually about gods

• story that involves speaking animals

• a story based on historical information

• a factual story of events

What is an archeologists?

• a person who studies the geography of an area

• a person who studies ancient architecture

• person who studies material left behind from ancient cultures

• a person who studies written language

How did Hammurabi make sure all Babylonians knew the laws?

• He had all the citizens memorize the laws

• He had the law put up around the city

• Government officials read the laws to the people

• He put a set of laws in every home