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What is cuneiform?
a form of writing using wedge shaped symbols
Who served as a link between Sumerians and the gods?
Priests
What did Sumerians use to wrote on clay tablets?
reeds
Hunter-gatherer groups first settled in Mesopotamia more than 20,000 years ago.
True or False?
False
What is irrigation?
a way of getting water to an area
What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in the battle?
Chariots and iron weapons
What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet?
It spread on the trade routes.
What was in the center of the city of Sumer?
Temple
Sumerians developed a math system based on the number ___?
60
A ruler of a kingdom or empire is a _____.
Monarch
Why did they fight each other for farmland?
They wanted to have enough land to grow food.
What resource was Phoenicia well known for?
Cedar wood
Who is Gilgamesh?
A legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Could Sumerian women be important religious leaders?
Yes
What is an epic?
a long poem that tells a story of a hero
What did Sargon's empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city-states?
They all fought with other city-states
Why were the ziggurats built tall?
To honor the gods
Who defeated all of the city states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesoptamia?
Sargon I
Babylon was located near present day ______?
Baghdad, Iraq
What is a picture symbol used for written communication?
Pictograph
Why did the Mesopotamians build canals?
to control the flooding
What did Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both have in common?
They both built up Babylon
What city-state rose to power after the death of Sargon I?
Ur
Could population decided how much land was controlled by each city-state?
No
social hierarchy