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chapter 2 lesson 2
chapter 2 lesson 2 civilization of Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did reservoirs do? | stored remaimimg floodwater |
| technology: | the skills and knowledge to make products or meet goals |
| what else did Sumarians invent | the wheel and sailboat |
| how did they make the wheelr | by attatching boards together and rounding them off then they conered the rims with pieces of copperr |
| what were the largest buildings in Sumer and what does this mean | ziggurat: huge mud-brick temple |
| how did builders construct ziggurats | in layers each one smaller than the one below it |
| what was on top of the ziggurat | a shrine for the city's special gods |
| did sumarians believ in one god or many | many |
| government: | and organized system that groups use to makes laws and decisions |
| city-state: | includedand a city and the farmlands around it |
| what does each city state have | its own leader and government |
| in the early days what was the gavernment run by | early days: small group of leaders and a chief who wasd chosen by that group |
| what was the new kind of government and what does it mean | monarchy: in which one person has complete authority or right to rule in peacetime and lead soldiers in wartime |
| the rulers ruled over every part of Sumarian life including what | religion agriculture and building plans |
| how did the sumarians believe their rulers were selected | by their gods |
| who was Gilamash | a king who ruled over the ancient Sumarian city-state Uruk between 2700 BC-2500 BC |
| how many parts man was Gilamash and how many parts god | 1/3 man and 2/3 god |
| why was the economy so good around 3000 bc | because of success of agriculture |
| surplus: | extra supply |
| what did this lead to | a division of labor |
| merchants | people who buy and sell goods to make a living |
| over time what dis ancient sumerian society mcame divided into __________________ what does this mean | social classes: groups with different levels of importance |
| what was the highest social class | king priests and other important leaders and their families |
| what was the social ranking probably ranked on | the amount of property owned or a familys standing in the community |
| scribe: | a person who wrote things for others |
| who made up the lowest class | slaves |
| who were most slaves | prisoners of war others ware enslaved as punishments for crimes or to pay of debts |
| innovations: | new ways of doing things |
| what led to the iku | the need to mark boundaries for farming |
| what led to the quart | the need to messure wheat and barley harvests |
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