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Who settled in southern Mesopotamia in about 3500 B.C.?
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Sumerians
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Short, stocky, black haired people.
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Why do the twin rivers flood each year?
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because when the twin rivers went down natural, levees or raised areas of soil remained behind
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Why did they set up governments?
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to make laws so they would know what was expected of them
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why did each Sumerian city have a gate around it?
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to keep out lions and bandits
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What does the word "ziggurat" mean?
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mountain of god
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why where Sumerian preists so powerful?
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because they were the only people knew the will of the gods
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Who was able to go to school?
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Only the sons of the rich could go to schools
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Why was writting developed?
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Writing was developed to keep track of business deals.
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How were pictures used to communicate?
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first they were used to represent objects, later ideas, then sylables
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What rights did women have?
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they could buy and sell property, run businesses and own and sell enslaved persons
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What did a man have to do to divorce his wife?
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simply say you are not my wife any more
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Who was one of the most famouse priest kings?
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Gilgamesh
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Who created the world's first empire?
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Sargon I
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Who was the king of Babylon?
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Hammurabi
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What were some of the changes that Hammurabi made?
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he improved irrigation systems,changed religion, recognized the tax system, began a government housing program
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What was Hammurbabi best known for?
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the code of law for everyone in the empire
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What was one of the main beliefs of the legal system?
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a man was innocent until proven guilty
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What kinds of punishemtns could a guilty person get?
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fines or death, there was no prison sentences
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What does surplus mean?
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extra goods
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What was Hammurabi's reign called?
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The Golden Age of Babylon
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