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20 Cards in this Set
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Sumerian people
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Short, stocky, and black haired people
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City-state
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A city with farmland around it
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Ziggurat
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A temple which meant mountain of god or hill of heaven
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Cuneiform writing
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Made up of hundreds of wedge like symbols
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Scribe or writer
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Rich kids that went to school for 12 years
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Priest-Kings
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Sumerian government and religious leaders
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Empire
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Group of states under one ruler
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Culture
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A way of life
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Reform
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An improvement
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Reign
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A ruler’s period of power
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Artisan
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Skilled worker
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Who was the king of Babylon?
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Hammurabi
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What did Hammurabi make that was so important?
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The code of law
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What was Hammurabi's riegn called?
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The Golden Age of Babylon
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Who was the most famous Priest-King?
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Gilgamesh
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What could a scribe become?
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Could of worked for the temple
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What happened to the people who broke the laws?
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They were killed
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Surplus
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extra amount of something
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How was mesopotamia built?
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Court yards are in the middle and the rich houses around and then middle class houses around that with farmland on the outside.
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How many gods did the Sumerian people have?
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Over 3,000 gods
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