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7 Cards in this Set
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What did the invention of irrigation systems and plows provide for the Ancient Sumerians? |
A stable food supply |
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What invention was the most important? |
The wheel |
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What invention improved farming? |
The plow |
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What is social structure? |
Social structure separates the upper class, the common/middle class, and the lower class |
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What was the name of Sumerians written language? |
Cuneiform |
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What were some of the king’s jobs? |
Collected taxes, built temples, made sure irrigation systems were maintained, enforced laws, and ruled the city-state |
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List the characteristics of a civilization and give an example of each that proved that Sumer was a civilization. |
GS WARTS |
