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The Rise of Sumer
Resource/Page numbers - Holt p. 60-64
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of urban? | Urban = busy cities |
What is the definition of rural? | Rural = countryside |
What were city states? | A city state is a city and all the countryside around it. |
How did city states get along with each other? | They only fought, the military strength represented the amount of countryside they owned. |
How was Sargon able to build a empire? | He rebelled against Sumer, took over his city, built Akkad into military power. |
What is an empire? | An empire is land with different territories and peoples under a single rule. |
What is polytheism? | The worship of a god or gods. |
What kind of powers did Sumerians believe their gods possessed? | Love, war, air, wisdom, sun, moon |
How did city states get along with each other? | They never did, they always fought for shorteges that cities had. |
Why did priests gain high status in Sumer? | Priests interpreted wishes and made offerings to the gods |
What was Sumers social hierarchy? | The division of society by rank or class |
What were men and women's roles? | craftsmen, merchants, traders, ect. |