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Who were the Sumerians? The Sumerians were people who settled in Mesopotamia about 3500 B.C.
What was the Sumerian's area of Mesopotamia known as? Sumer
What does Mesopotamia mean? "The land between two rivers"
What is the fertile area around Mesopotamia called? The Fertile Crescent
What is the earliest civilization known on Earth? Sumerian Civilization
What did the Sumerians learn how to control? The twin rivers
What were the rivers that Mesopotamia resided in between? The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
What did the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers leave behind naturally after a flood? Leeves
What did the Sumerians do when the land became too dry? The Sumerians would build the leeves even higher and then poke holes in them
What was the Sumerian's chief crop? What else did they grow? Barley; they also grew wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, and date plants
What was there little of in Sumer that forced the Sumerians to find other materials to build with? Timber
How did the Sumerians make bricks? The Sumerians mixed mud from the river and crushed reeds
What was Ur? Ur was one of the greatest cities of Sumer.
Who were the first city builders of Mesopotamia? The Sumerians
What was a city-state made up of? The city and the farmland around it
Why was each city surrounded by a wall with a bronze gate? To keep out bandits and lions
Where did the upper class live? The upper class lived near the center of the city
What was the middle class made up of? The middle class was made up of government officials, shopkeepers, and artisans
What was the lower class made up of? Farmers, unskilled workers, and fishermen
Why did one city-state often go to war with another? The city-states often go to war over boundary disputes
What is the temple at the center of each Sumerian city called? What does the name mean? Ziggurat, meaning "Mountain of God" or "Hill of Heaven"
What was the ziggurat's purpose? Who could enter it? The ziggurats were believed to be the homes of the citys' chief god, which only priests could enter
What surrounded the ziggurats? What was their purpose? Courts surrounded the ziggurats. This is where artisans worked, children went to school, and goods were stored.
What did the Sumerians view the forces of nature as? The Sumerians viewed the forces of nature as gods.
According to the Sumerian beliefs, why do humans exist, and what is their purpose? The male gods made humans to be their servants to help impress the goddesses. Humans were made to please the gods.
What made the priests very powerful? Priests knew the will of the gods.
Who ran the schools? Who were they for? Priests ran the school. It was only for the sons of the rich.
What were the children learning to become in school? The children were learning to become scribes.
What is cuneiform? Cuneiform is writing made up of wedge-shaped markings.
Why did writing develop? Writing developed because people had to keep track of business deals.
What did the Sumerians used at first to represent objects? What did they use pictures to represent later? What did they use pictures to represent later? What did they use pictures to represent even later? Pictures; ideas; syllables
Who were usually the kings before 3000 B.C.? Sumerian priests
Who was Gilgamesh? What is special about his story? Famous priest-king; his story is one of the oldest known in the world.
What two stories of Gilgamesh are well known? The story in which he is searching for a way to live forever, another of the Great Flood.
When did military leaders become permanent kings? 3000 B.C.
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