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26 Cards in this Set
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Scribes
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A professional writer
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Why were scribes important?
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Scribes were important because they kept records for priests and kings
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What did the first schools in Sumer teach boys and sometimes girls?
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Writing
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What age did Scribes begin school and how many years to finish?
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Scribes began at age of 8 and finished 10 years later
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Where was Sumer located?
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Mespotamia
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What brought people to Sumer?
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The rich fertile soil and life-giving rivers drew people here
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Why was Sumer very prosperous (wealthy)?
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It's central location drew many traders from other regions
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
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"Land between two rivers"
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Name the 2 rivers of Mesopotamia
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Tigris and Euphrates
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Mesopotamia is part of what region that got its name from its shape that looked like a crescent moon?
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The Fertile Crescent
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Where is the Fertile Crescent located and what is it known for?
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The Fertile Crescent is located in SW Asia and it is home to the 1st civilization
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What were the Rivers of Life and Death?
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Melting snow brought topsoil down the mountains in floods to the plains below. Farmers could grow crops in this rich topsoil along the rivers. The rivers brought food (fish), clay for building, and reeds for making boats. Rivers also brought sorrow. They could wash away people, homes, animals and crops. The floods were unpredictable.
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Where were the earliest known cities?
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The earliest known cities were in the southern region called Sumer, along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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What encouraged growth along the rivers?
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Because of surplus (extra) crops communities grew along the rivers which encouraged the growth of cities and more people
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City-State
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A city that is also an independent state
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How did each city act as an independent state?
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They had their own government, god/goddesses, army and eventually their own King
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What two things did cities share?
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Cities shared a common culture and language
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What geographical features made life in the Fertile Crescent possible?
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The rich soil and life-giving rivers (features) made life possible in the Fertile Crescent
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Why did people continue to live in the Fertile Crescent despite the threat of dangerous floods?
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The benefits (clay, fish, rich soil) the floods provided outweighed the harmful effects of the occasional floods and the alternative was to move constantly to find food and water
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Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?
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The Sumerians believed that the gods would punish people who angered them and reward people who served them well
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Describe the geography of Mesopotamia?
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Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, had plenty of water and rich soils
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How did Mesopotamia's geography help civilizations to develop in the area?
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Plenty of water and fertile soil encouraged people to settle in the area and develop civilizations
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In what ways were the cities in Sumer alike?
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The cities shared a common language and culture
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In what ways were the cities different?
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Each city was its own independent city-state; with its own goverment own army, own gods/goddesses
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How did the Sumerians practice their religion?
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Sumerians worshipped at temples called ziggurat, practiced polytheism, and through religious ceremonies
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What do the religious practices of the Sumerians tell us about their values?
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Sumerians valued their religious beliefs, food and music
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