Early Societies Test - 2

The famous philosopher who was a student of Socrates and wrote extensively about life in ancient Athens was Plato.

Plato was a student of Socrates and went on to become one of the most influential philosophers in Western thought. He founded the Academy in Athens, one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the Western world.

The city of Ur was one of the earliest Mesopotamian cities to have been excavated. Its ordinary houses were systematically excavated in the 1930 s.

Enmerkar is a legendary figure in Sumerian mythology, known for being one of the early rulers of Uruk, one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia. According to Sumerian myths, Enmerkar is credited with expanding the influence and trade of Uruk beyond its immediate region.

The tool used to press signs on the clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia was a reed stylus.

In Mesopotamia, clay tablets were one of the primary mediums for writing, and the cuneiform script, consisting of wedge-shaped symbols, was impressed onto these tablets using a stylus. The stylus was typically made of a reed, specifically a sharpened reed stalk. By pressing the sharp end of the reed into the soft clay, scribes could create the distinctive wedge-shaped marks that formed the cuneiform characters.

The ancient Greek city known for its democratic governance and emphasis on philosophy and arts is Athens.

Athens was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, located in the region of Attica. It is renowned for its contributions to democracy, philosophy, arts, literature, and architecture.

The type of writing used to record information on tablets by Mesopotamians was cuneiform. Cuneiform is one of the earliest known writing systems, developed by the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia around the late 4th millennium BCE. It involves the use of wedge-shaped characters impressed onto clay tablets using a stylus.

The city often considered the first true "city" in history and located in present-day Iraq is Uruk.

Uruk, also known as Warka, was one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia. It is often regarded as the world's first true city because of its large size, complex urban planning, and advanced civilization. 

Mesopotamia was important to Europeans because of references to it in the Old Testament, the first part of the Bible.

Inanna was the Goddess of love and war.

Inanna, also known as Ishtar in Akkadian mythology, was a prominent deity in ancient Mesopotamian religion, particularly worshipped by the Sumerians and later adopted by the Akkadians, Assyrians, and Babylonians. She was considered the queen of heaven and one of the most important goddesses in the Mesopotamian pantheon.

Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of 'bronze'.