GRAPES of Mesopotamia FLASHCARDIZZ

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Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

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Artisans

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The Sumerian writing system was called

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Cuneiform

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Which of the following were members of the upper class? kings and priests, artisans, merchants and traders, scribes

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kings and priests

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Which of these are NOT a Sumerian invention? Plow, Wheel, Irrigation system, Paper

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Paper

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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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A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

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City-State

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Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

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middle class

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Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops

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irrigation

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To have more food than is needed

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Surpus

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The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job

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Division of Labor (Specialization)