Ancient Mesopotamia

What is an epic?

• a long poem that tells the story of a hero
• something super crazy awesome
• a short story documenting a king's success
• a poem about a cat with a hat

What is in an epic?

• Stories about gods and great military victories
• Songs detailing the courage of men
• A long poem about past Kings
• A play that portrayed the tragedy of war

What city was the capital of the Chaldean empire?

• Babylon
• Nineveh
• Ur
• Fresno

What Assyrian city did Jonah preach repentance to?

• Nineveh
• Babylon
• Ur
• Damascus

What is Mosaic Law?

• God's laws given to Moses
• Hammurabi's code of laws
• Law dictating the patterns of backsplashes
• Abraham's laws passed down to Moses

Pyramid-like temple structure?

• Ziggurat
• Standard of Ur
• Levees
• Artisans

Who did the Mesopotamians consider to be the highest representative of gods on Earth?

• King
• Priests
• Scribes
• Artisans

What people were descendents of Heth and great at making iron weapons?

• Hittites
• Assyrians
• Akkadians
• Chaldeans

What Akkadian king established the first known empire?

• Sargon I
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Hammurabi
• Moses

Name of the wooden box discovered by Sir Woolley

• Standard of Ur
• Tablet Houses
• Cylinder Seal
• Ziggurat