Geography
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
Irrigation
Sumer was divided into what ?
City-states
What was a major part of daily life in Sumer?
A. Religion
B. Basketball
C. Farming
A Religion
Who was Sargon?
The first emperor/ ruler of Akkadia
Who was higher in Sumerian society, the king or priest?
King
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
Euphrates and Tigris
Sumerian city-states fought over what?
Farmland
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Sumer and beyond!
Why were priests considered so powerful?
They could talk to the gods and the gods needed to be kept happy so they would be kind to the people.
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
Fertile Crescent
What does rural mean?
Country side
Worked outside the home, had political power, had access to education
How did Sargon keep the loyalty of his men?
He ate with them and spent time with them each day.
Which list is in order form highest to lowest power?
A. Kings, Slaves, Farmers
B. Merchants, Farmers, Slaves
c. Priests, Farmers, Crafters
B. Merchants, Farmers, Slaves
Akkad was to the _______ of Sumer (direction)
North
What does urban mean?
City areas
Describe the roles of women in Sumer
Worked in the home, raised children, no political power, but some higher class women had access to education.
Sargon kept the world's first permanent...
Army
What is a social hierarchy?
A way society is divided by rank or class.
The word Mesopotamia means…
Land between two rivers
What land did a city-state consist of ?
The main city and all the countryside around it.
Tell me five major event in Sargon's empire from beginning to end.
1. Sargon found by a gardener as a baby and raised in royal household of King of Kish.
2. Sargon rebelled against Ur-zababa/ King of Kish
3. Sargon kept a permanent army and kept the loyalty of his men.
4. Sargon eventually took over the entire region of Sumer and created the Empire of Akkadia.
5. After his death, his empire was left to his sons, but they couldn't keep power and the empire fell apart by a century after his death
Name the social hierarchy in order from HIGHEST (most power) to LOWEST (least).
King
Priest
Merchants, Traders, Crafters
Farmers and Laborers
Slaves