Flashcards on Sumerian Civilization

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Reason for spring river flooding

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Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began.

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Definition of a social structure

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The way a civilization is organized.

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Protection from enemies

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Sumer was protected from Asian enemies in the north and Arab enemies in the south.

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Middle-class Sumerians' occupation

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Farming land on the city-state perimeter

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Impact of Sumer's location on trade

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Enhanced by access to rivers and the Persian Gulf.

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The Assyrians built wheeled carts called chariots for military use.

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Improvement of Sumerian military technology by the Assyrians.

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Hammurabi was a king of Babylon.

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Identity of Hammurabi.

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Mesopotamian culture known for using sundials

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The Chaldean Empire

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Mesopotamian culture known for studying maps of stars

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The Chaldean Empire

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Mesopotamian culture that used Cuneiform for trade records

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Ancient Mesopotamia