Sword of Sargon

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Use this worksheet and read the cartoon series above to get answers. To enlarge the cartoon, click on it. The following cartoons were colored by Becca Thomas '01. Thank you for your help.

Complete this cartoon set. A student may do two per section, Honors will receive 5 bonus points each, Basic students will receive 10 points each. To receive full credit, you must write in complete sentences and fully answer each question. The bonus sections are due by the day you take the test.

1. Describe where Canaan was located.

 

 

2. How was Zaggesi brought into Sumer?

 

 

3. Besides the length of time Sargon ruled, what was extrordinary about his reign?

 

 

4. Who was the ruler during the fall of Sumer?

 

 

5. What was the opinion of the Martu?

 

 

6. Where did Martus settle?

 

 

7. What was the official religion language?

 

 

8. Who was the main god according to Hammurabi?

 

 

9. How did a man signal his woman was now his wife?

 

 

10. Who were forbidden to wear veils?