Section 1: The Rise of Sumer
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Section 3:
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Section 5: Vocabulary
100
A way of supplying water to an area of land is known as ____.
What is an irrigation?
100
Which of the following is an example of a God that Sumerians would have believed in. - Air - The Wheel - The Clock - Dirt
What is air?
100
The world's first system of writing is known as _____.
What is cuneiform?
100
A wheeled horse-drawn cart used in battle is known as a _______.
What is a chariot?
100
Another word for city is _______?
What is urban
200
A _______ consists of a city and all the country side around it.
What is a city-state?
200
Who extended the Akkadian territory in 2300BC?
Who is Sargon?
200
A pyramid shaped temple is known as a ______.
What is ziggurat?
200
282 laws can be found in ______?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
A large arc of rich or fertile farmland is known as_______.
What is Fertile Crescent?
300
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers were known to _____, which deystroyed crops and homes.
What is a flood?
300
What made a big impact on the Sumerian civilization?
What is trade?
300
A long poem that tells the stories of hereos is known as____?
What is an epic?
300
_____ was known as Hammurabi's empire.
What is Babylon?
300
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks is known as ____?
What is silt?
400
A human-made waterway is known as a ______?
What is a canal?
400
What is the worship of many gods?
What is polytheism?
400
A writer is also known as a ____.
What is a scribe?
400
Who built a strong kingdom in Asia Minor?
What is Hittites?
400
Who performed religious ceremonies?
What is a priests?
500
A ______ allowed humans to persue (or try) new jobs. Hint- There was no longer a need for a lot of farmers!
What is a food surplus?
500
Land with different territories and people under a single rule is known as _____.
What is an empire?
500
A set of letters that can be combined to form words is known as ______.
What is the alphabet?
500
Who captured Babylon?
What is the Kassites?
500
The division of society by rank or class is known as ____.
What is social hierarchy?
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