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32 Cards in this Set
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the rise of sumer began in...
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3500 BCE
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sumer was discovered...
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150 years ago
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sumer had a complex society
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they had a written language no one had ever seen before
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sumer was a challenging place to live because...
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hot summers, little rain, rivers that flooded in the spring
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civilization
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a society marked by developed arts, sciences, social structure and government
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stable food supply
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enough for everyone plus extra
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a social structure
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the way a civilization is organized
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a system of government
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to ensure order
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a religious system
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a set of beliefs/ worship
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a developed way of life
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the arts, painting, drama, etc.
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advances in technology
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the wheel/ use of tools
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a highly developed written language
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a written language
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civilizations need a stable food supply
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they must have food for everyone plus some extra
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they developed 2 things to help maintain a stable food supply
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1- an irrigation system
2- a plow |
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irrigation system
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a network of canals, dams and reservoirs
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plow
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used to prepare the soil for farming
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social structure includes different jobs and levels
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top- priests, government officials
middle-fishers,farmers,merchants low- slaves |
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all civilizations had a government
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they were ruled by kings
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the sumerians believed that the kings were chosen by gods
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this made their kings very powerful
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kings also led the armies
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which was one of the most important jobs for the king
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a religious system was based on many peoples beliefs
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religion was a part of people's daily lives
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the kings lived in temple towers called ziggurats
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they were made out of mud-bricks which formed the buildings
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they also had statues every where
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the statues looked real and lifelike
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all civilizations had a highly developed culture
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the arts were- drama, painting, music and architecture
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metalworkers made weapons, cups, mirrors and jewelry
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architects made ziggurats and temples
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musicians played drums and pipes
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they also sang and played on lyres
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all civilizations hada form of technology
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the first invention was the wheel
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the wheel dates back to...
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3500 BCE
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they built the wheel by putting clumps of mud together
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they also created an arch shaped like a u or a v
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help in by a...
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keystone to lock it in
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and the last was writing
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people wrote on clay tablets and wrote with a stylus
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they developed a written language in 2400 BCE it was really called
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cuneiform
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