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10 Cards in this Set
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Characteristics of a civilization
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stable food supply,
writing social structure government religion the arts technology |
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Sumer as Post-Stone Age
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Copper blades
Written laws |
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Sumerian City States
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Irrigation systems
plows with copper blades food supply was more steady and plentiful Inventions: wheels for chariots and carts, Ziggurat Arches writing in Cuneiform using pictographs |
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Social classes
KING |
Ruled by Divine Right Principle
build temples enforced laws led army |
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Social classes
Upper Class |
Priests
land owners Government Officials |
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Social classes
Upper Class LIFESTYLES |
2 story/large luxurious homes near center of town
whitewashed mud walls lavish parties |
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Social classes
Lower class |
made up of slaves
Lived in owners homes no rights to property |
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Social classes
Middle Class |
Merchants
crafts people farmers |
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Social classes
Middle Class crafts people |
highly skilled metal workers
worked with gold, silver, tin, lead, copper, and bronze made swords, arrowheads, plows, hoes, mirrors, and jewelry |
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Social classes
Middle Class Farmers |
Small mud brick homes on the edge of the city
built and repaired irrigation systems forced to serve in the army during wartime |
