Farming
Civilization
Leaders
Government
Religion
100
Who were the early Sumerians who invented irrigation and provided Sumer with a foundation of agriculture (farming)?
The Ubaid Culture
100
Who was the leader of a city state? A: the King B: the Emperor C: The Aristocrats
A
100
Who was the king of Ur who created laws in the form of "if-then" statements to show clear punishments for crimes?
Ur-Nammu
100
Who made decisions in a city-state before they changed to a monarchy system?
A council of chiefs
100
Which religious structure is at the center of the city-state?
The ziggurat
200
What is irrigation? Why was it necessary for the people in Mesopotamia?
Irrigation is a system of man-made canals that control the flow of water. Irrigation was important for controlling flood waters and growing healthy crops. Farmers needed to get the water where they needed it to be.
200
How did people get what they needed in Sumer?
Trade
200
Who was the first emperor in Ancient Mesopotamia who conquered all of the city-states after overthrowing his king?
Sargon
200
Who controlled the information in Sumer?
Scribes
200
Who is believed to live at the top level of the ziggurat?
The patron god of the city-state.
300
Name 2 agricultural innovations of the Sumerians.
The almanac, plow funnel, bronze tools
300
Traders traveling with carts of goods were called...
caravans
300
Why is Emperor Hammurabi famous?
The Code of Hammurabi has 282 laws that describe a crime and punishment in the "eye for an eye" method.
300
Why would the officials collect taxes? (2 reasons)
Construction costs Costs of war
300
Why did the Sumerians worship gods of nature?
The foundation of their lives was farming, which relies on nature. They would praise the gods who blessed them with good climate and harvests.
400
How did farming lead to the development of the first civilization?
Farming required people to stay in one play. When their crops were successful, the people were able to branch out and specialize in different types of jobs, creating a more diverse city life.
400
When a city-state was conquered by an emperor, the king had to pay a ____________to the emperor to show good faith and respect.
tributes
400
What wonder did Nebuchadnezzar build for his wife?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
400
What might cause a person to move down in the social hierarchy?
Prisoner of war becomes a slave People in debt could sell themselves into slavery to repay their debt.
400
The ziggurat was a center for ___________,___________< and ___________.
Gathering, wealth, and faith
500
Farmers were on which level of the social class?
3, above slaves
500
Is Sumer a city-state or civilization?
A civilization because the city-states were a part of Sumer. Sumer is like the USA. A city-state is like Illinois.
500
Who became the king when the king passed away?
The first born son
500
How is the Sumerian Monarchy different from today's definition of monarchy?
A monarchy can have a king or a queen. In Sumer, there were only kings.
500
How did Sumerians show that faith was the center of their lives?
They built the ziggurat at the center of their city-states.
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