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Mesopotamia: Sumerian people
History of the Early people, the Sumerians, that lived in Mesopotamia. And how they made a living, and how did their civilization ran.
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History
10th Grade
09/07/2010

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City-State
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A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside.
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Polytheistic
Definition
having many Gods
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Monotheistic
Definition
having one God
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Theocracy
Definition
government by divine authority
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Mesopotamia
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The land between rivers.
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What did the Sumerians use for writing?
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Clay tablets
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The Sumerians were the first people to write...
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the laws
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Ziggurat
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a temple made of the wealthy people.
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What common characteristics do these Gods share?
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nature
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What new conflicts arose as the numbers of Sumerian city-states grew and expanded?
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city-states fought city-states for control over land and water.
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Empire
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a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many people and territories.
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empires are easy to...
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create :)
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empires are difficult to...
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maintain :(
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Who took control of Mesopotamia in 1792 B.C.?
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Hammurabi
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Which city-state was the center of Hammurabi's empire?
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Babylon
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What was the Sumerian number system based on?
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60
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How is the Sumerian number system still used today?
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60 min. in an hour
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