CSTU 101 Chapter 2 questions with correct answers

CSTU 101 Chapter 2What region was called the "cradle of human civilization"? - correct answer Mesopotamia Who were the first people to use writing and construct monumental buildings? - correct answer the Sumerians What was Sumerian writing called? - correct answer cuneiform On one of the panels of the Standard of Ur, one side depicts ____. - correct answer war On the other panel of the Standard of Ur, the other side depicts _____. - correct answer peace The division of each of the 2 panels of the Standard of Ur into three registers underscored the depiction of - correct answer social stratification What is the name of the Sumerian creation myth? - correct answer Enuma elish What were ziggurats? - correct answer Sumerian stepped pyramids gigantic altar The myths and art of the ancient Near East reflected - correct answer the succession of conquerors and empires that governed the region Rulers were regarded as ______, sons of _____ or ________________________________. - correct answer gods, sons of gods, or agents of the sacred realm What is the world's oldest heroic story? - correct answer Gilgamesh