Sumerians Brainpop Flashcard

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What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?

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A food surplus

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In which modern region was Sumer located?

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The Middle East

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How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?

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With river and rain water

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Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?

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Priests

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In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it?

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Older societies were based on hunting and gathering; Sumerian society was based on agriculture

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Which of the following is an opinion about the Sumerians? Much of their writing has been translated into modern languages , Their society was far more advanced than Ancient Egyptian society , Sumerian ruins still exist in the nation of Iraq

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Their society was far more advanced than Ancient Egyptian society

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How was the Sumerian numeral system different from ours?

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The Sumerian system was based on 60; ours is based on 10

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What is the best definition for the word "civilization?"

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A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems

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What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing? Options: To write history, To write laws, To keep track of trade

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To keep track of trade

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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