Social Structure
What was the basic unit of society?
How many characters did the Cuneiform writing system have/made up to?
about 1,200 different characters
What is the capital city of Colorado?
Denver
Where is Mesopotamia located itself?
The eastern part of the large fertile crescent.
What type of religion did the Sumerians participate in?
Polytheism
What civilization developed around 3000BC?
Sumeria
How did the Sumerians become independent?
They raised their own crops and goods.
Which state's capital is Montgomery?
Alabama
What two rivers run nearly parallel to each other?
The Tigris and Euphrates
Each city-state claimed their own what?
god
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between rivers''
What did the Sumerians trade?
wheat, barley, tools from timber, minerals, and metal
What was the abbreviation for Arizona?
AZ
What type of landscape was Sumeria located on?
Mudflats and deserts
Each city-state built a?
Ziggurat (Temple)
The city-states turned into?
Monarchies
What was a positive result from the flood?
Silt
What is the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
Which continent was the first city built?
Asia
What kind of power did the Sumerians think their gods had over parts of nature?
Rain or Wind
The monarchies became....?
Hereditary
What was a negative result that the flood left behind?
Destruction/Mess
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Arkansas
What modern countries does the Fertile Crescent include?
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
The holy place was located where?
The top of the Ziggurat