Sumerians believed in many gods and goddesses which is called this.
What is polytheistic?
100
Priests, scribes, artistans, soldiers, merchant, construction workers, and entertainers are examples of this.
What is specialized workers?
100
Sumerians were the first to develop the this, which helped increase the amount of items they could transport from place to place.
What is the wheel?
100
Most slaves in Sumer were acquired by being this.
What is prisoners of war?
100
This led to the first centralized governments.
What is need to build irrigation systems?
200
These two rivers form Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
Because farmers produced a surplus this led directly to this.
What is a population increase?
200
Sumerians were the first to develop forms of this based on the number 6, which is why we have 60 minutes in an hour, 360 degrees in a circle, etc.
What is algebra and geometry?
200
While the king and priests lived in luxury most people lived in these.
What is small houses made of dried mud?
200
These became rulers of the city-states when disagreements arose over land and water use.
What is war leaders?
300
True or false: A book by Benjamin Franklin about ancient Greece is a primary source.
What is false?
300
Because Sumer was flat and had no natural protection each city-state built these to keep them safe.
What is walls?
300
Sumer was the first civilization in this.
What is the fertile crescent?
300
Because Sumer lacked many natural resources they became expert these.
What is traders?
300
People were required to do this so that the kings could afford to protect them.
What is pay taxes?
400
This is why the role of the priest was important.
What is people thought that the gods could cause them harm if they didn't worship them, people thought that the only way to be successful was to appeal to the gods and people believed that each city-state had one special god that would give them protection from enemies?
400
Sumerians were expected to do this to please the gods.
What is make sacrifices?
400
Sumer was not an empire, but a loose group of these.
What is city-states?
400
Writing first became important, because priests and scribes needed to do this.
What is keep records on food stores and taxes?
400
Order the following groups from most to least powerful.
a. artisans
b. priests
c. slaves
d. king
e. farmers
What is kings, priests, artisans, slaves, farmers?
500
The Sumerians developed the first calendar based on this.
What is the study of stars?
500
These were large buildings that served as religious temples.
What is ziggurats?
500
The first written language in history was called this.
What is cuneiform?
500
True or false: A book by Benjamin Franklin about the American Revolution is a primary source.
What is true?
500
Fine soil deposited near the edge of a river is called this.