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What does Ziggurat mean?
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Ziggurat means "mountain of god" or "hill of heaven"
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Who was the Priest-king?
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Gilgamash.
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He was from Uruk.
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How many years did Sargon I rule for?
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50 years.
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Who built the first empire?
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Sargon I built the very first empire.
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He ruled for 50 years.
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Who ruled for more than 40 years?
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Hammurabei.
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How many Surerian gods were there?
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3,000 gods.
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Who were the three main people who ruled?
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Sargon I, Hammurabi, and Gilgamash.
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What was the Mesopotamia 12-month calender based on?
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The 12-month calender was based on the cycle of the moon.
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It goes around the earth...
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Who were the first people to write down their laws?
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The Sumerians.
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Finish this sentence......
People who settle in southern Mesopotamia had______________ _____________Called Sumerians. |
Stocky,black haired,short people
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Rich poeple lived in two story high houses, these people where?
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Priest, rulers, and merchants.
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The middle class people lived in one story high houses, these people were?
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Government officals, shopkeepers, and artisans.
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The poor people lived farther out houses, these people were?
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Farmers, unskilled workers, and people who make there living by fishing.
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Finish this sentance.........
*Each _____________ was made up of the city and farmland around it. |
City-State
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What was Sumerian writing called?
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Cuneiform.
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What is the definition of empire?
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Group of states under one rule.
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it's not the definition in the glossary.
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Artisans were.......
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Skilled workers.
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Finish this sentence.........
His _______ or period of power, is known as the Golden age of Babylon. |
Reign.
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Who developed the earliest known cicilization in the world?
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The Sumerians.
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What is a surplus. (definition doesn't have to be exact)
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Extra products for money or for goods.
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