Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia and the Persian Empire Flashcards | StudBud
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    Which two groups formed the Sumerian upper classes?
    • King and Priests
    • merchants and workers.
    • skilled craft people and traders
    • Laborors and slaves
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    World's first writing system
    • polytheism
    • Cuneiform
    • English
    • Sargon
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    Which of the following advancements allowed the Sumerians to construct larger cities
    • the domestication of animals
    • the development of a calendar
    • the invention of a clock
    • the development of bronze tools
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    Why was Sargon important in history
    • He conquered the Akkadians for the Sumerian empire.
    • He defeated Gilgamesh to control Mesopotamia.
    • He established the world’s first empire
    • He was the first military leader to use chariots.
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    long poems that tell the stories of heroes
    • Novel
    • sonnet
    • Epic
    • Gilgamesh
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    Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule is called an
    • empire
    • territory
    • peninsula
    • city-state
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    Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?
    • They competed with different city-states for the favor of their gods.
    • They believed their gods were responsible for natural events.
    • They based decisions on dates of religious holidays
    • They spread their religion to other areas through trade.
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    a division of society by rank or class
    • King and Queen
    • empire
    • social hierarchy
    • City
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    3 level of Social Hierarchy
    • King and Quenn
    • Skilled Crafts People
    • Slaves
    • Farmers
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    List one items the Sumerians invented.
    • ox-drawn cart
    • the wheel
    • motorcycles
    • cars
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    Why do you think governments are usually located in cities?
    • Protection
    • Convenience
    • Travel
    • Rural
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    consists of a city, which is the political center, and the surrounding countryside.
    • city-state
    • empire
    • farm
    • town
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    Having to do with the countryside
    • Rural
    • city state
    • Urban
    • empire
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    For what purpose were cylinder seals used in Sumer
    • to design houses and temples
    • to engrave gems and blend metals
    • to sculpt objects out of ivory and wood
    • to sign documents and decorate objects
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    What type of religion did the Sumerians practice?
    • No Gods
    • monotheistic
    • One God
    • polytheistic
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    Scribes wrote on clay tablets using _______________________ in order to keep business records.
    • cuneiform
    • english
    • Pictorial
    • Egyptian
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    A King and legend in Sumerian Literature
    • Cuneiform
    • Priets
    • scribe
    • Gilgamesh
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    a pyramid shaped temple tower
    • ziggurat
    • parathion
    • Chruch
    • Basilica
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    are people who perform religious ceremonies.
    • Queen
    • craftspeople
    • priest
    • scribe
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    What Type of religion did the Sumerians Practice?
    • Monotheism
    • Paganism
    • Polytheism
    • Catholicism
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    is a division of society by rank or class
    • state
    • city
    • social hierarchy
    • social class
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    Why was the development of writing important to the government officials in Sumer
    • It allowed them to print currency and coins.
    • It allowed them to keep records of taxes collected.
    • It encouraged the public education of children
    • It documented different stories and poems
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    The temple’s _______________________ was taller than all of the other buildings in the city.
    • ziggurat
    • tower
    • steeple
    • bell tower