Vocab
Problems/Solutions
Civilization
Civilization 2
Misc.
100
Definition of Mesopotamia
What is the land between two rivers?
100
Because of this reason, Sumerians moved down to the river
What is a shortage of food?
100
One artifact that relates to Social Structure is the ____ because _____
What is .. many answers
100
Religious towers were called this
What is a Ziggurat?
100
This type of writing proved that Sumerians were NOT prehistoric
What is cuneiform?
200
A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
What is culture?
200
This tool helped create a stable food supply
What is a plow?
200
These people made up the upper class
What are priests and landowners?
200
These are some examples of art a metalworker would make
What are jewelry, weapons, cups, or mirrors?
200
Compare Stable Food Supply with today
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300
Define city-state
What is an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government?
300
Sumerians built these to control the water supply
What are levees?
300
Sumerian city-states were ruled by these people
What are kings?
300
This was a favorite musical instrument of the Sumerians
What is the lyre?
300
Compare Government with today
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400
A culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government and social structure
What is civilization?
400
Sumerians cleaned the silt by doing this.
What is working together?
400
A king held these 3 important jobs in the city-state
What is enforcing the laws, collecting taxes, and leading the army?
400
Religion and government were connected for this reason
What is the belief that the king got the power from the gods?
400
Compare Technology with today
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500
Define social structure
What is the way a civilization is organized?
500
Sumerians built this to protect their city-state.
What is a wall and moat as a defense system?
500
These people helped record the laws
What are scribes?
500
This invention made it possible to use chariots
What is the wheel?
500
Compare Social Structure with today
Many answers
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