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What was the Sumer writing called?
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cuneiform
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*^/+`"\ wedge shaped
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What is Egyptian writing called?
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highroglyphics
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Newspaper rock
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It was agenst the law to teach who to read and write.
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Slaves
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Why did the Sumerians invent reading and writing?
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To keep track of their property. (goats, cattle, sheep and land.)
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farming.
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What was the tool the Sumerians used to write with called.
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A stylis.
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DS.
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What are Levees?
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Raised areas of soil that keep the flood waters out.
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Jumbo gardens.
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What is a city state?
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an area made up of a city and the farmland around it.
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What is an artisan?
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Skilled workers.
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Potters.
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What is a ziggurat?
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A temple at the center of the city. Mountian of god or hill of heaven.
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Mountian of god or hill of heaven.
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Who is the most famous priest king?
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Gilgamesh
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fish+X box+sh=?
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What is a scribe?
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A writer.
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What you become when you get out of school.
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What dose hereditary mean?
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passed down from parent to child.
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Long brown hair and hazil eyes.
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How many Sumerian gods were there?
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More than 3000.
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What were some crops the sumerians grew?
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Barley, wheat, and fruit trees.
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How did the Sumerians brake contracs?
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They smashed them on the ground.
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What were the bricks made out of?
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mud and reeds from the river.
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Where did the children go to school?
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At the ziggurat.
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What was one of the forces of nature that the Sumerians believed were alive?
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Wind, rain, or flood.
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What were the three classes called?
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Rich, middle, and poor.
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What was one job for the middle class people?
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Shopkeeping.
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