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Meso. Sect. 2

Mesopotamia Section 2 (21-22)

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Who were the people who developed the world's first civilization? The Sumerians
What is the name for countryside areas? rural
What is the name for city like areas? urban
What is a city-state? It consisted of a city and all the countryside around it.
The amount of countryside controlled by each city-state depended on what? Their military strength. Stronger city-states controlled larger areas.
Who was one of Uruk's kings who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature? Gilgamesh
Who built the capital, Akkad, on the Euphrates River, near what is now the city of Baghdad? Sargon
Sargon was the first ruler to have what? a permanent army
Sargon established the world's first what? empire
What is land with different territories and peoples under a single rule called? empire
What is polytheism? the worship of many gods.
Who are priests? people who perform religious ceremonies.
What is social hierarchy? the division of society by rank or class.
Describe the social order/ hierarchy. Kings were at the top, below them were priests, below them were skilled craftspeople, merchants, and traders. Below them were farmers and laborers. At the very bottom were slaves.
What were the roles of men and women in Sumer? The men held political power and made laws, while women took care of the home and children.
rural countryside areas
urban city areas
city-state consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
empire land with different territories and peoples under a single rule.
polytheism the worship of many gods
Priests people who performed religious ceremonies
social hierarchy the division of society based on social rank
Which social group was at the top of the social pyramid? kings, government officials and priests were at the top
10. Which group (occupation) was in the lowest class of the free people in the Sumerian social hierarchy? farmers and laborers
Where scribes more at the top of the social pyramid or at the bottom? They were higher up on the social pyramid because they were hiighly repected and valuable to the king.
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