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20 Cards in this Set
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What is a ziggurat?
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A temple made up of a bunch of different square levels.
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Who had the government and religious control for the Sumerians?
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Priest-kings
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What is Sumerian writing called?
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Cuneiform
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Who was the upper class made up of?
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Artisans, shopkeepers, and government officials
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What did a city-state consist of?
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A city and the surrounding farmland in which the people had their god and government.
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Who was one of the most famous priest-kings?
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Gilgamesh
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When were priest-kings replaced by an assembly with full kingship?
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3000 BC
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Who had the most rights in Sumerian cities and villages- Men, women, or children?
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Men
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How did one become a scribe?
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By completing twelve years of school and learning how to write.
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Who did scribes work for?
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Scribes wrote for the temple, the palace, the government, the army, or sometimes even for merchants.
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What is used in India for writing?
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Sanskrit
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What is one of the most powerful tools or weapons in the world?
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The written word
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What can learning and adding more words to your vocabulary do?
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Give you a higher IQ
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Who does Islam believe to be “people of the book?’
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Believers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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What is an artisan?
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A skilled worker
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Who all was allowed to go to school?
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Only Sumerian males
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When was the oldest known story yet written?
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Around 1700 B.C.E.
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All family members were expected to obey who?
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Priests and gods
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What did Sumerians build their houses out of?
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Bricks made from crushed reeds and mud from the river.
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Why were gates around city-states closed at night?
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To keep out bandits and lions
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