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Sumerian's were people that had beliefs in many gods.What is this belief called
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Polytheism
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What are the five key characteristics that set Sumer apart from earlier human societies?
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1. advanced cities
2. specialized workers 3. complex institutions 4. record keeping 5. advanced technology |
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By 3,000 B.C. the Sumerian's had built a number of cities surrounded by what?
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Fields of barley and wheat.
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The Sumerian's created their own government and each with its own rulers which is know as what?
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a city-state
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Of the Sumerian city-states Uruk,Kish,Lagash,Umma, and Ur. Which of these still exist?
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Ur
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What were the Sumerian's earliest governments controlled by?
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the temple priests
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What is a Ziggurat?
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a pyramid-shaped structure
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Sumerian's roughly believed in over how many gods?
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3,000
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The Sumerian's invented what?
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the wheel,the sail,and the plow
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What is a series of rulers from a single family called?
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a dynasty
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What was the Sumerian's god of clouds and wind?
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Enlil
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To the Sumerian's the lowest of all gods were demons know as what?
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Wicked Udugs
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What poem did the Sumerian's write that consists of the richest accounts of Mesopotamian myths and legends?
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the Epic of Gilgamesh
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what was a Sumerian record keeper called?
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a scribe
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What was the Sumerian's unit of land measurement called?
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iqu
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Over time the Sumerian's developed their there symbols into a complete writing system. This system was based on what?
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Cuneiform
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What did the city-states put up to mark their borders?
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Pillars
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What are the two river from the Fertile Crescent?
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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What was the earliest city in part of Mesopotamia called?
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Sumer
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When did the Sumerian's settle on Mesopotamia?
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3500 B.C.
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