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27 Cards in this Set
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What were some of the rights Sumerian women had?
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1. They could buy and sell property.
2. They could run business. 3. They could own and sell slaves. |
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Who was one of the most famous Sumerian priest-kings?
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Gilgamesh of Uruk
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What were some of the places a scribe might work?
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The temple. The palace. The government. The army. Some worked for a merchant. Some had their own business as a writer.
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What was the name given to the people who settled in southern Mesopotamia about 3500 B.C.?
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Sumerians
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What is the earliest know civilization?
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Sumerian civilization
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What rivers make up the twin rivers?
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Tigres and Euphrates
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What are levees?
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Raised areas of soil near a river bank.
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What was the chief crop of the Sumerians?
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Barley
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What was one of the great cities of Sumer?
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Ur
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Why did Sumerian city-states go to war with each other?
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1. They fought over boundery lines
2. They fought to prove which city-state was stronger. |
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What was the center of Sumerian life?
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The courts and the ziggurat.
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How many gods did the Sumerians believe in?
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3,000
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Why did cuneiform develop?
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To keep track of business deals.
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Who is the oldest story in the world written about.
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Gilgamesh
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Who was the ruler of Akkad?
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Sargon I
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Who created the world's first empire?
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Sargon I
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For what reform is Hammurabi best known?
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Code of law.
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What did people call the reign of Hammurabi?
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The Golden Age of Babylon
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What happened to Sumer under Sargon I's rule?
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He united the conquered city-states creating the world's first empire.
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Who developed the earliest known civilization in the world?
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Sumerians
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How did Hammurabi unify the Babylonian Empire?
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1. by setting up a single code of law
2. by raising the god of Babylon above all others |
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What did the people of Mesopotamia contribute to the field of mathematics?
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They developed a number system based on 60.
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Who lived in the houses of the upper class?
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Priests and merchants
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Who lived in the houses of the middle class?
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Artisans, shopkeepers and government officials
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Who lived in the houses of the lower class?
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farmers, fishermen and unskilled workers.
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What are some Mesopotamian contributions
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1. written laws
2. Inventions include wheel, plow, sailboat 3. Number system based on 60 4. 12 month calendar |
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What city became an important trade center
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Babylon
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