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20 Cards in this Set
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What is cuneiform?
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The sumerian form of writing.
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What does cuneiform mean?
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Wedge shapes
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Who was Gilgamesh?
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A famous king.
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What was a ziggurat?
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A temple of the gods.
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Who was allowed in a ziggurat?
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Priests and scribes.
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Who was lower class?
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Farmers, unskilled workers, and fishermen.
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Who was middle class?
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Government offices, artisans, and shopkeepers.
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Who was high class?
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Priests and merchants.
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What is a city-state?
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A massive mesopotamian city.
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What did each city-state have?
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It's own government and gods.
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Where was mesopotamia located?
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The middle east.
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What houses had balcony?
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High class houses.
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What were the names of the rivers that created the borders of mesopotamia?
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The Tigris andthe Euphrates.
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Where do the twin rivers start?
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The eastern mountians of Turkey.
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What city-state was Gailgamesh king of?
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Urak.
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What did Sumerians invent that changed the world of transportation?
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The wheel.
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What was papyrus made of?
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Crushed reeds.
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What did the invention of the printing press let us do?
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Mass produce books.
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About how long are the twin rivers?
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About 1000 miles each.
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Who was Gilgameshes best friend?
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Enkidu.
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