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chsdiannechapter3
this is a study stack for chapter 3 mesopotamia.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People that settled in Mesopotamia in 3500 B.C. were called ________. | Sumerians |
| The land between the rivers is the definition of ___________. | Mesopotamia |
| The twin rivers are _______________. | Euphrates and Tigris |
| When the rivers flooded, they left behind what? | Natural levees |
| The greatest crop was ________. | barley |
| They also grew ______________________________. | wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, and date plants |
| There was scarce ________ in Sumer. | timber |
| The greatest city of Sumer is, __. | Ur |
| The cities were also considered ______ in its self. | a state |
| The city-states were ______ with farmland around it. | cities |
| The cities were surrounded by a wall with a bronze gate to keep out _______ and _____. | bandits and lions |
| The center of the city was the __________, the ___________ was behind them. | upper class, middle class |
| The _________ was the farthest away from the city. | lower class |
| The city-states fought over _________. | boundaries |
| The center of the Sumerian City consisted of a temple called a ________. | ziggurat |
| Only _______ could enter this temple. | priests |
| The Sumerian writing was called _______. | cuneiform |
| Why was writing developed? | to keep track of business deals. |
| Sumerian priests were also considered _____. | kings |
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