2. Sumerian City States Characteristics of Civilization Empires 1Empires 2 Primary Sources 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 How were Sumerian religion and government connected?

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

5. Question 1 - 20 What can we learn from the Epic of Gilgamesh about Sumerian culture?

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

7. Question 1 - 30 What can you learn about Sumerian culture from a ziggarut

8. 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)

9. Question 1 - 40 Why were city-states destroyed by Empires?

10. Answer 1 – 40 Too much fighting between selves Not unified

11. Question 1 - 50 What problems faced Sumer that led to the creation of City-States

12. 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

13. Question 2 - 10 What are the 7 characteristics of civilization

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

15. Question 2 - 20 What was Sumer’s writing system called?

16. Answer 2 – 20 Cuneiform

17. Question 2 - 30 What technology helped Sumer to develop a stable food supply

18. Answer 2 – 30 Plow Wheel Irrigation Systems Sledge

19. Question 2 - 40 What type of documents were written in cuneiform the most?

20. Answer 2 – 40 Religious texts Trade documents (receipts)

21. Question 2 - 50 What was the role of government in Sumer?

22. Answer 2 – 50 Collect Taxes Enforce order Lead the military

23. Question 3 - 10 What is the difference between a city-state and an empire?

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

25. Question 3 - 20 What were the strengths of the Akkadian Empire?

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

27. Question 3 - 30 What were the strengths of the Babylonian Empire

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

29. Question 3 - 40 What were the strengths of the Assyrian Empire?

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

31. Question 3 - 50 What were the strengths of the Neo- Babylonian Empire?

32. Answer 3 – 50 Great cultural center New mathematical ideas

33. Question 4 - 10 What were the strengths of the Persian Empire?

34. 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

35. Question 4 - 20 Which Empires controlled parts of Israel as well as Mesopotamia?

36. Answer 4 – 20 Persian Neo-Babylonian Assyrain

37. Question 4 - 30 Compare and Contrast the Akkadian and Babylonian Empire

38. Answer 4 – 30 Answers will vary

39. Question 4 - 40 Compare and Contrast the Assyrian and Neo- Babylonian Empires

40. Answer 4 – 40 Answers will vary

41. Question 4 - 50 Compare and Contrast the Persian and Assyrian Empires?

42. Answer 4 – 50 Answers will vary

43. Question 5 - 10 What are physical items that are primary sources called?

44. Answer 5 – 10 artifacts

45. Question 5 - 20 True or False- Primary Sources only tell us what is written down expicitly

46. 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

47. Question 5 - 30 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?

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

49. Question 5 - 40 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”

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

51. Question 5 - 50 GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

52. Answer 5 – 50 GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!