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Land between two rivers
Independent Sumerian States
Mesopotamian Achievements
The First Empires
Daily life in Sumer
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How is Mesopotamia called
The Land between two rivers
100
What does a city-state include?
Walled city and the land around it
100
Whats an innovation?
New ways of doing things
100
What are deities?
Worshipping gods
100
What are deities?
Worshipping many gods
200
What's a plateau?
A flat highland
200
What's a monarchy
A country ruled by a king or queen
200
What is an almanac?
It is a book
200
What is an emperor?
A person who rules over many kingdoms.
200
Who was Ur-Nammu?
The leader of Ur
300
What are tributaries?
Rivers that flow into larger rivers , join the Tigris
300
what is authority?
Power over religion
300
Whats a ziggurat?
A temple where the god lives
300
What is an empire?
A kingdom.
300
What is lapis lazuli?
A highly prized blue stone
400
What's an alluvial plain?
A plain formed from fine soil left behind by streams and rivers
400
What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods
400
What is a cuneiform?
Wedged shaped symbols
400
What's a Standing Army
A permanent army of paid soldiers.
400
Who was Urukagina?
The ruler of Lagash
500
What's a land use?
What's done with the land
500
What are caravans used for?
For trading goods by donkeys
500
What are scribes?
People who recorded things for others
500
What was the code of Hammurabi?
It consisted 282 laws
500
What are some of the things that Sumerians had of surpluses?
Wheat, barley, and metal tools