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What does reform mean?
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Improvement
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What does Empire mean?
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group of states under one ruler
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How many stairs does the ziggurat have?
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365
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What is Cuneiform?
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Sumerian writing
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What is the earliest known civilization?
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Sumerians
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What is an Artisan?
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a skilled worker
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What does the word ziggurat mean?
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"Mountain of God" or "Hill of Heaven"
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What is a Scribe?
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a writer
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Kingship became HEREDITARY which means what?
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It was passed down from a parent to a child.
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Sumerian women could....
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buy or sell property
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Children were expected to...
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support older people in the family
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What is Culture?
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A persons way of life
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What is reign?
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a persons time period of power
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What is Surplus?
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extra supplies
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What is a city-state?
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area made of city with farmland around it
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Schools were for.....
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rich kids only!
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Cuneiform takes how many years to learn?
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12 years
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What was one thing the Sumerians devoloped?
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wheel, plow, writing, calendar, or mathmatics
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Mesopotamians devoloped a ___month calander
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12 month
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what shape was cuneiform?
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wedge
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