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20 Cards in this Set
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what did the simarians look like?
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black haired and short and stolky.
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what are artisans?
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skilled workers
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what is a ziggurat?
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a temple
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what is cuneiform?
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sumarian writing
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what is a scribe?
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a writer
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what are priest kings?
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the fist priests and kings
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wAT IS A HEREDITARY?
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something past down from child to child
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what did the simarians grow?
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barley, wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, dates phalms, and many diffrent kinds of vegetables
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what were the womens duties?
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buy and sell property
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what were the mens duties?
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to lead the household
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what were the childrens duties?
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to go to school and to respect elders.
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what did ziggurats look like?
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series of squares the top smaller than the bottom and stairs leading to gods home
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what does ziggurat mean?
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mountain of god or hill of heaven.
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what did citys fight about?
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boundry lines
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who did scibes work for?
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the temple, the palace, the government, or the army.
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why did male gods work so hard?
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to impress the female gods
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why did male gods create people?
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they neened servents.
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what did sumarians believe they were on eath for?
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to serve the gods
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what did only the priests know?
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the will of the gods
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what did the priests own?
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the land, and schools.
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