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What writing do Sumerians use and is shaped like wedges
What is cuneiform
100
Who was the most famous priest king?
What is Gilgamesh
100
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
What is Euprhates and Tigris
100
What are skilled workers called?
What is artisans
100
Mesopotamia developed so many ideas that they are known as the what?
What is cradle of civilization
200
What is a person called if they have graduated from school and write for others?
What is scribe
200
Who made The worlds first empire?
What is Sargon I
200
Mesopotamia is located in which part of the world?
What is middle-west
200
What building is sometimes called "hill of heaven" or "mountain of god"
What is ziggurat
200
The Sumerians used a what method too water their plants and crops?
What is irrigation
300
Are city-states considered cities that are states?
What is yes
300
Who is famous for the code of law they created?
What is Hammurabi
300
Where did the Euprhates and Tigris river empty into?
What is Persian Gulf
300
What were the rulers of the city states called?
What is priest king
300
What was the chief crop that the mesopotamians use?
What is barley
400
What is "a group of states under one ruler" called
What is empire
400
Who was thought to live at the top of the ziggurat?
What is the chief god?
400
What was one of the great cities of Sumer?
What is Ur
400
What word means "way of life"
What is culture
400
There were more then how many Sumerian gods
What is 3000
500
Improvement is another word for what?
What is reform
500
Who was Gilgameshs friend?
What is Enkidu
500
What place did Sumerians spend most of their time
What is courts
500
Period of power means what?
What is reign
500
When did people start migrating to Mesopotamia
What is 4000 B.C