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Who had the highest position of the Sumerian social class structure?
Kings
Which people created the first city-states in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians.
The unpredictable floods gave Sumerians _______ for better agriculture
silt
Cuneiform was written on _______
clay tablets
Who had the lowest position of the Sumerian social class structure?
Slaves
Founder of the Akkadian Empire was
Sargon the Great
Increased amounts of food led to _______, which means people didn’t need to farm all the time, or not all people needed to farm. As a result, new jobs developed.
surplus
To the west of the fertile crescent is the ________ Sea.
Mediterranean
Kings need to performed _______ before they enter the shrine where the deities were believed to dwell.
Purification, or cleansing.
Mesopotamia means "___________".
Land between the rivers.
The rigion of Sumer is by the side of the ______Gulf
Persian
Which region was in the very south of Mesopotamia?
Sumer
The oldest epic of the world is
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Over time, cuneiform changed from representing objects to _________.
sounds
Polytheism means:
A belief in many gods
First civilization arose in Sumer around _______ B.C.
3500
Ziggurat means '___________'
Mountaintop
Sargon's mother is believed to be a
priestess
The cuneiform writers are called ________
scribes
Which science and technology did the Sumerians develop from their religion practices?
Math astronomy and calendar
The protection tax which the local rulers paid to Sargon the Great is called
Tribute
Name 3 regions of Ancient Mesopotamia
Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia
To the right(east) of the two rivers of Mesopotamia is called
Tigris River.
People who are skilled at making things by hand are called:
Artisans
Who raised Sargon after finding him in a river?
A gardener of Kish.
Who killed Humbaba, together with Gilgamesh?
Enkidu
In which current country was Sumer located?
Iraq
The region located on the Mediterranean coast in the Fertile Crescent was
Levant
How many years did Sargon the Great ruled his empire?
56 years
Name at least 2 city-states of Sumer
Ur, Uruk, Umma, Lagash, Susa, Kish, Nippur......