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When a king dies his ______ becomes his successor
Who is his son
100
The word Mesopotamia literally translates into what?
What is the land between two rivers
100
A very important god to the early Sumerians was the ______ god.
Who is the sun god
100
Early tools were made of clay and ________.
What is copper.
100
The Sumerians economic structures were based on economic ________.
What is economic surpluses.
200
The very first politically or governmental structure of each city state, was made made up of a small group of leader, and they chose a ______ leader.
Who is a chief leader
200
What did people also call the shape of the land that Mesopotamia was in?
What is the Fertile Crescent.
200
The early Sumerians bereaved that their kings were _________ from gods.
What is a descendant from the gods
200
In time, __________ started mixing copper with tin and bronze.
Who are metalworkers.
200
The Sumerians used long distance trade. How did they get their goods across the land.
What is a donkey
300
When faced with a ______, the different leaders couldn't always agree what to do.
What is a war
300
In ancient times, a ______ included a walled city and the land around it.
What is a city state
300
We're did the Sumerians worship their gods.
What is a temple
300
Next, farmers found a way to plow and plant the at the same time by attaching a _______ filled with seeds to the plow.
What is a funnel
300
Groups of traders that traveled together were called _______.
What are caravans.
400
The king had complete ___________, over every thing and everyone.
What is authority
400
Most city-state had about _______ residents.
What is about 5,000
400
They believed that every ________ element had its own god.
What is a natural element
400
The Sumerians needed a way to keep track of what they traded. They began to use _________ tokens to record what they traded.
What are. Clay tokens
400
About what year did the Sumerian trade extend from Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, to perhaps as far as the Indus Valley?
What is 2300 BC
500
With the worlds first kings, the early Sumerinas formed the worlds first ___________.
What is the worlds first monarchy.
500
In southern Mesopotamia, Sumerian cities such as Ur, Kish, _____, and Eridu proved to be very successful.
What is Kish
500
Sumerians practiced ________ or the believe in many gods.
What is the practice of polytheism.
500
The people of Mesopotamia are remembered for their many ______________.
What are innovations
500
The Sumerians began to use clay tokens to record trade. Later they began to record such information on what?
What are clay tablets