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5th grade - Ancient Mesopotamia empirse

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Where did the ancient civilization of Sumer develop?

(D) ...the south-east part of the fertile crescent

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What technology did the Ubaid people use?

pottery; irrigation and farming tools; use of clay 'tokens'

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Name the most notable Sumerian invention.

written records

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The Sumerian civilization is known to have standard measures. What is one thing these measurements were used for?

weight (of crops); area (of land); length; volume (same unit as weight?)

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Who was in the highest social class (for Sumerians)? Name three

King and his family; priest; government officials and scribes

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List the empires in chronological (by time) order... (A) Akkadians, Babylonians, Sumerians; (B) Babylonians, Sumerians, Akkadians; (C) Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians; (D) Sumerians, Babylonians, Akkadians

Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians

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What do most experts believe happened to the Sumerians?

They were conquered and became part of a larger empire (by Sargon)

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The belief in many gods is called...

polytheism

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A government where one person rules, and their child takes over, is called...

A Monarchy

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What would you find in the middle of a Sumerian city?

A Ziggurat

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an urban center and its surrounding farmland, all under one government, is called...

city-state

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A government controlling many peoples across a wide range of lands is called

empire

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Give one reason Sargon could be called "Sargon the Great."

He conquered many cities. He used (X reason) to keep control). He may have ruled over the first empire.

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Why was the Code of Hammurabit so important? (one reason)

It made the rules easier to understand and follow; it had the rules written up in the center of town; it had the rules "standard" between city-states.

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Why are Sumerians known as problem-solvers and inventors? (2 reasons)

written records; standard measurements for units (area, length, weight); attached wheels to carts; improvde irrigation (with shade plantings, and a plow-planter

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