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Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
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a steady supply of food
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What evidence shows that Sumerian society developed after the Stone Age?
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copper blades
wooden plows |
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What ancient Sumerian most likely spoke the words below?
"I live in a two-story house near the center of the city. I like to throw parties where my guests eat from gold plates and drink from gold cups." |
a government official/landowner
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Which statement shows how Sumerian religion and government were connected?
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Sumerians believed that the king got power from the gods
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The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?
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wheels
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What evidence shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
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written laws
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Whose duty was it to do these jobs: build temples, lead the army, and enforce laws?
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the king's
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If a person were traveling directly from Italy to Egypt, he or she would be going in which direction?
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northwest
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