Sumerians

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The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

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Euphrates and Tigris

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What is the method Sumerians used to bring water to crops?

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irrigation

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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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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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What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing?

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To keep track of trade.

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Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?

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Priests and Rulers

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The Sumerian writing system was called

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Cuneiform

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A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

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City-State

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What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in? Options: India, Egypt, China, Iraq

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Iraq

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What is a city-state?

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a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory