Chp 2 Comprehension check

Who is a famous citizen of Ur; God promised the land of Canaan to him?

Abraham

Where can we find the only completely accurate record of ancient history?

And the Bible

What is civilization?

Country or people who have developed to a great extent they natural abilities that God gave to man

What was the most common kind of seal in Sumer?

Cylinder

Who is the Sumerian moon God?

Nanna

What was the early form of Sumerian writing called? The later form?

Pictographs; Cuneiform

What archaeologist do?

Archaeologists dig it up and study the remains of ancient civilizations

What is archaeology?

Archaeology is the study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past

What does Tigris mean?

Arrow

What city was probably named after Babel?

Babylon

Why is the Fertile Crescent called the cradle of civilization?

Because the earliest people lived there

What is another name for an archaeological excavation?

Dig

Who is the king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built?

King Ur-Nammu

Who is a queen whose tomb was discovered in ancient Ur?

Lady Shubad or Queen Puabi

What were the most common occupations in ancient Sumer?

Sculptors and metalsmiths

Who is the archaeologist who discovered evidence of a great flood?

Sir Leonard Woolley in 1922

What does Euphrates mean?

That which makes fruitful

What two Rivers flow through the Fertile Crescent?

The Tigris and the Euphrates

What architectural details were the Sumerians first to use?

The arch and the dome

What two types of architecture did the Sumerians originate?

The dome and the arch

Name two important Sumerian inventions?

Writing and the wheel

What were the two most important Sumerian inventions?

Writing and the wheel

What were tall Sumerian temples called?

Ziggurats