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20 Cards in this Set
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What did Sumerians look like?
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Short, stocky, black hair
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Definition of Mesopotamia
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"Land betweeen two rivers"
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The rivers bordered Mesopotamia
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Tigris & Euphrates
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Earliest known civilization on earth
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Sumer
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Crops that the Sumerians grew
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Barley, wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, date palms
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What was used to water crops?
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Irrigation canals
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Each one had it's own government and God.
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City-state
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Description of the houses of the upper class
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Two stories high with wooden balconies that looked over courtyards.
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People in the upper class
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Priests and merchants
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Description of the houses of the middle class
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One story high and built around courtyards.
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People who were in the middle class
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government officials, shopkeepers, artisans, and skilled workers.
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People who were in the lower class
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Farmers, unskilled workers, fishermen
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Definition of Ziggurat
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"Mountian of God" or "hill of heaven"
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What a ziggurat looked like
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Several blocks stacked on top of one another, like a square-shaped pyramid
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Only priests could go in here
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the top of the ziggurat or the home of the God
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What the Sumerians believed were gods
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forces of nature
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What would happen if the gods were unhappy with the Sumerians
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Their crops would not grow and they would not live happy lives.
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The only people who could know the will of the gods
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Priests
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What Sumerian writing was called
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Cuneiform
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Why writing developed
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People had to keep track of business deals and how much of something there was.
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