Sumerian City States Characteristics of Civilization Empires 1Empires 2 Primary Sources

Question How were Sumerian religion and government connected?

Answer 1 – 10 Believed that kings received power from gods Natural disasters showed gods displesure

Question What can we learn from the Epic of Gilgamesh about Sumerian culture?

Answer 1 – 20 Gods were important to everyday life Gods had a hierarchy There were gods for all natural things

Question What can you learn about Sumerian culture from a ziggarut

Answer 1 – 30 Importance of religion to daily life Highly developed math system to build Central government to control building Slaves did the work (Social Structure) Gods were people like (used the stairs ate the sacrifices)

Question Why were city-states destroyed by Empires?

Answer 1 – 40 Too much fighting between selves Not unified

Question What problems faced Sumer that led to the creation of City-States

Answer 1 – 50 Food shortages in the mountains made people move to the plains Water source was uncontrollable so they developed irrigation systems The irrigation systems needed to be maintained so people began to live in communities The communities began to compete over resources so they built walls

Question What are the 7 characteristics of civilization

Answer 2 – 10 Stable Food Supply Writing Religious System Government System Social Structure Highly Developed Culture/Arts Technology Written Language

Question What was Sumer’s writing system called?

Answer 2 – 20 Cuneiform

Question What technology helped Sumer to develop a stable food supply

Answer 2 – 30 Plow Wheel Irrigation Systems Sledge

Question What type of documents were written in cuneiform the most?

Answer 2 – 40 Religious texts Trade documents (receipts)

Question What was the role of government in Sumer?

Answer 2 – 50 Collect Taxes Enforce order Lead the military

Question What is the difference between a city-state and an empire?

Answer 3 – 10 Empires are larger and more diverse City-States are smaller

Question What were the strengths of the Akkadian Empire?

Answer 3 – 20 Sargon the Great New Military Techniques (tighter fighting force) Bureaucracy (governors loyal to him) Spread Akkadian language

Question What were the strengths of the Babylonian Empire

Answer 3 – 30 Hammurabi’s Code More rights for women Great cultural center

Question What were the strengths of the Assyrian Empire?

Answer 3 – 40 Very strong and cruel military Iron Weapons Lots of art was created Very long lasting

Question What were the strengths of the Neo- Babylonian Empire?

Answer 3 – 50 Great cultural center New mathematical ideas

Question What were the strengths of the Persian Empire?

Answer 4 – 10 Great Leaders (Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes, Artaxeres) Province or Satrap system Long Lasting Strong military More tolerant to other religions Battle of Thermopylae

Question Which Empires controlled parts of Israel as well as Mesopotamia?

Answer 4 – 20 Persian Neo-Babylonian Assyrain

Question Compare and Contrast the Akkadian and Babylonian Empire

Answer 4 – 30 Answers will vary

Question Compare and Contrast the Assyrian and Neo- Babylonian Empires

Answer 4 – 40 Answers will vary

Question Compare and Contrast the Persian and Assyrian Empires?

Answer 4 – 50 Answers will vary

Question What are physical items that are primary sources called?

Answer 5 – 10 artifacts

Question True or False- Primary Sources only tell us what is written down expicitly

Answer 5 – 20 False You can learn a lot about a lot of different things from a Primary Source (artifact or document) For Example when we examined the image of the Ziggurat and learned about government, religion and even math

Question What inferences can you make about Sumerian culture from this quote from Gilgamesh “There was Anu, Lord of the heavens, their father, and warrior Enlil their counselor, Ninurta, the helper, and Ennugi watcher of canals?

Answer 5 – 30 Hierarchy of gods Gods of natural things Polytheistic Gods important

Question What can you infer about Babylonian culture from Hammurabi’s Code: “If a man puts out the eye of another man his eye shall be put out” “If he put out the eye of a man’s slave, or break the bone of a man’s slave, he shall pay one half of its value” “If a free-born man strike the body of another free-born man of equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina”

Answer 5 – 40 Rules for all levels of society Some people were “worth” more-Social Hierarchy Justice important

Question GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

Answer 5 – 50 GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!