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Sumerians
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short, stocky, black-haired people that lived in Sumer
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Mesopotamia
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means the land between two rivers
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Ziggurat
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temple in the middle of each city-state
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Levees
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kept back flood waters and were used to irrigate crops
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City-State
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had its own god and a wall surronding it to keep lions and bandits out
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Cuneiform
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Sumerian writing that involved using symbols
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Only men could do this
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become scribes
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Kings of city-states
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priests-kings
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Sumerians believe they were created to do this
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take care of the gods
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Sargon I
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ruler from a area of northern Mesopotamia called Akkad who ruled for more than 50 years
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Amorites
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1800 B.C. came to power in Tigris-Euphrates valley and built cities like Babylon
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Hammurabi
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king of Babylon who improved irragation canals, changed religion, reorganized tax system, and began government housing project and ruled for more than 40 years
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Hammurabi's Code
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covered almost everything in daily life like a person was innocent until proven guilty
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Reign
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period of power
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What Sumerians invented
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cuneiform, plow, wheel, sailboat, 12-month calendar, a number system based on 60, and a clock controlled by drops of water
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Culture
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way of life
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Giligamesh and Enkidu
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story about two friends that perform great acts of courage
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Courts
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surronded the ziggurat and was the center of Sumerian life
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What were the crops that Sumerians grew?
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barley, wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, date palms, and many different vegetables
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What were houses made of?
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mud and crushed reed bricks
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