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24 Cards in this Set
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What type of religion did the Sumerians have?
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polytheistic
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What type of religion did the Jews have?
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monotheism
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What happened as a result of the Sumerians producing a surplus of food?
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Some Sumerians were able to become potters, artisans, and weavers.
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What is Sumerian writing called?
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cuneiform
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Who were the highest members of Sumerian society?
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priests
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Who were the only people the Sumerians believed could know what the gods wanted people to do?
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The priests
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What larger body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow into?
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The Persian Gulf
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What did the Sumerians teach the Babylonians?
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How to write and farm.
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The Sumerians wrote the oldest story in the world. Who was the hero of the story?
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Gilgamesh, a god-like man
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What problem did the first people living in Mesopotamia have?
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Floods
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What did the Sumerians write on?
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Wet clay tablets
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Who do archaeologist believe were the first people to live in Mesopotamia?
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The Sumerians
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Who conquered the Sumerians in 1800 B.C.?
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The Babylonians
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What were Sumerian temples called?
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Ziggurats
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What were some of the Sumerians contributions to civilization?
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wagon wheel,potter's wheel,bronze,writing, math,a written legal code, the sundial, measurements in units of 60 (60 minutes,60 seconds,360 degrees in a circle), the arch for making sturdy buildings, metal plow
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Who did the Sumerians believe caused natural events like thunderstorms and floods?
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the gods
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What type of government did the Sumerians have?
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theocracy and an hereditary monarchy
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Why did the Sumerians develop a writing system?
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To help them keep records.
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What alloy is copper and tin used to form?
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bronze
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What was the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers called?
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Mesopotamia
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What Babylonian ruler gathered 300 laws and had them written in stone for everyone to read?
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Hammurabi
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What was the most important building in Sumerian society?
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the ziggurat
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What two rivers are located in the area known as the Fertile Crescent?
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The Tigris and the Euphrates
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What was the goal of Hammurabi's Code?
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To bring justice to the world and to protect the weak from the powerful.
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