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MesopotamiaTerms Geography The First

CivilizationLife in Sumer Early Empires

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Terms 1: 200• Question:• A belief in many gods or goddesses is called

__________.• Answer• polytheism

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Terms 1: 400• Question:• A metal that is a mixture of copper and tin is

called __________.• Answer• bronze

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Terms 1: 600• Question:• A picture or drawing that represents a word or

idea is called ____________.• Answer• pictograph

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Terms 1: 800• Question:• An ancient region of Southern Mesopotamia is

called ____________.• Answer• Sumer

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Topic 1: 1000• Question:• A political unit that includes a city and its

nearby farmlands• Answer• City-state

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Geo: 200• Question:• What is the land between the Tigris and

Euphrates rivers called?• Answer• Mesopotamia

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Geo: 400• Question:• Why was the area between the rivers so good

for growing crops?• Answer• The flooding rivers deposited silt.

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Geo: 600• Question:• They were able to trade due to a crop

________.• Answer• surplus

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Geo: 800• Question:• Flat land bordering a river is called a

_________.• Answer• Floodplain

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Geo: 1000• Question:• A climate of little rainfall and warm

temperature is called ____________.• Answer• Semiarid

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1st Civil: 200• Question:• What was the first civilization called?• Answer• Sumer

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1st Civil: 400• Question:• Where did the priest collect payments and

conducted religious services?• Answer• The city’s ziggurat

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1st Civil: 600• Question:• What did they early Mesopotamians organize

themselves into?• Answer• City-states

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1st Civil: 800• Question:• New leaders who took control eventually

became known as ____________.• Answer• kings

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1st Civil: 1000• Question:• What are the 5 Traits of Civilization?• Answer• Advanced Cities• Specialized Workers• Complex Institutions• Record Keeping• Advanced TechnologyBack

Sumer: 200• Question:• Who were at the top of the upper classes?• Answer• Kings and priests

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Sumer: 400• Question:• Who was in every class in Sumerian society?• Answer• women

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Sumer: 600• Question:• What advancement did the Sumerian make?– Clay pots– Ride horses– The wheel– farm

• Answer• The wheel

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Sumer: 800• Question:• What was the purpose of developing the

world’s first writing system?• Answer• To keep business records

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Sumer: 1000• Question:• Who kept records for the Sumerians?• Answer• Scribes

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

• Question:• Complete the Traits of Civilization chart

– Traits Example– 1.– 2.– 3.– 4.– 5.

• Answer• …• 1. Advanced Cities – Kish, Nippur, Ur• 2. Specialized Workers – priests, kings, artisans• 3. Complex institutions – Temple, army schools• 4. Record Keeping – writing• 5.Advanced technology – wheel, plow, irrigation

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You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money

If you get it wrong you Loss the money!