Sumerians

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Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions? Options: in the mountains, near the sea, in river valleys, in the desert

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in river valleys

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a method that brings water to crops

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irrigation

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The flooded rivers of Mesopotamia carried small particles of rich soil called______

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silt

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Sumer was a decentralized collection of city-states. What does this mean?

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there was no single ruler of the whole region

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In Mesopotamia, a city-state relied on crops from other regions.

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FALSE

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In Sumerian city-states, people worshipped their gods in a temple called a

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ziggurat

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a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

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cuneiform

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Which of the following did Sumerians use to write cuneiform?
Options: reeds, pens, pencils, sticks

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reeds

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The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

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scribes

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Sumerians invented ______.

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the wheel