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8 Cards in this Set
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What is the Sumerian social order?
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Kings
priests,nobles and scribes Craftsmen,merchants and traders farmers and laborers slaves |
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Why are scribes as high as priests and nobles on the social ladder?
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They are the only people who can read and write
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Where is the Fertile Crescent?
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The Middle east
Near the Sinai and Arabian desert Surrounded by 5 large bodies of water Surrounded by the Hittite kingdom Near zagros mountains |
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Why did Sumer Civilizations have walls around them?
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Defense from enemies and floods
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What are some reasons early civilizations were in river valleys?
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Fresh water, fertile soil,flat plains,good transportation,natural highway.
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What are the four river valley civilizations and their rivers?
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Mesopotamia-Tigris and Euphrates
Ancient egypt-The nile China-Huan he(yellow river) Indus valley-indus river |
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How did rivers affect trade?
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Natural highway
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What are Mesopotamia's most important grains?
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wheat and barley
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