3.1 Civilization of Sumer

3.1 Civilization of Sumer

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A wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq; means "between the rivers" in Greek

• Mesopotamia

• Fertile Crescent

• polytheism

• ziggurat

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Having few natural resources, what did the Sumerians do?

• Conquered nearby territories.

• Developed an extensive trade network.

• Migrated to a new region nearer to the Mediterranean Sea.

• Established colonies in Northern Africa.

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Which 2 rivers provided Sumer with fertile soil?

• Nile

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Ganges

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Bringing water to your crops. Including: Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches

• irrigation

• nomads

• ziggurat

• scribes

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A trading system where people trade goods directly without using money

• polytheism

• cuneiform

• irrigate

• ziggurat

• barter

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An independent state that includes a city and its surrounding area.

• city-state

• polytheism

• ziggurat

• cuneiform

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Statues, temples and religious ceremonies were proof that Sumer had:

• social structure

• a stable food supply

• religion

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Written symbols on clay tablets were called:

• alphabet

• cuneiform

• dictionary

• babble

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Why were scribes important in Sumerian governmnet?

• to entertain the rulers

• to write down the laws

• to collect people's taxes

• to teach the royal children

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Kings ruled the land and collected taxes, enforced laws,

Sumer had an army, and scribes wrote down the first laws were all proof that Sumer had

• a religious system

• a system of government

• a social structure

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