Sumerian Society

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

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a food surplus

Front

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 water

Front

Sumerians believed their kings were chosen by

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the gods

Front

A social structure is...

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the way a civilization is organized.

Front

Who had these responsibilities? Options: the king, the priests, the scribes, the council

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the king

Front

The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization? food, writing, religion, government

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religion

Front

Sargon ruled the Akkadian Empire for around...

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50 years

Front

Sargon's empire was created after he conquered what area of Mesopotamia?

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Sumer

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Most people in Sumer were ___________________.

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farmers