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What 2 rivers make up the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
_____ means land between the rivers.
Mesopotamia
What unpredictable events helped make the area fertile?
unpredictable floods deposited silt to the flooded areas
_________ surpluses led to the development of the first civilizations in the region.
Food
A _____________ is an independent, self governing community that included a city and surrounding farm land.
City-State
Which of these was NOT a Sumerian city-state: An, Ur, or Uruk?
An
What was a ziggurat?
A temple dedicated to the city-state’s god
What was a bazaar?
A marketplace
Define polytheism.
It is the belief in multiple gods and goddesses
Sumerians believed this god controlled the seasons.
An
The earliest civilization in Mesopotamia was ____________.
Sumer
Name 1 modern day country that is located where the Fertile Crescent was located.
Modern day Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria and part of Turkey are located in the same area as the Fertile Crescent.
The highest Sumerian class was made up of the ruling family, high ranking government officials, and head _________.
Priests
What was the Sumerian system of writing called?
Cuneiform
What was an edduba?
a school where cuneiform was taught
Farmers belonged to which Sumerian social class (highest, middle, or lowest)?
Lowest Class
Cultural _____________ is when ideas customs, religious beliefs, and technologies spread to other regions.
Diffusion
What was Gilgamesh?
An epic poem about the heroic deeds performed by Gilgamesh, a king of Uruk who was part god, and his friend Enkidu
Did the Sumerians use paper to record their writings?
No - they used clay tablets
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Sumerians:
Wagon Wheel, Iron, Potter’s Wheel, or Sun Dial?
Iron