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chsrachelmesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The people who lived in Mesopotamia about 3500 B.C. were the _________. | Sumerians |
| Mesopotamia means __________________. | The Land Between The Rivers |
| Mesopotamia was also known as _____. | Sumer |
| The area around Mesopotamia is called the ______________. | Fertile Crescent |
| The ____________________ is the earliest known civilization on Earth. | Sumerian Civilization |
| The Sumerians learned how to control the __________. | Twin Rivers |
| The twin rivers are the ______ and _________ rivers. | Tigris and Euphrates |
| The twin rivers would flood and leave behind natural ______. | levees |
| When the land became too ___, the Sumerians would build even ____________ and poke holes in them. | Dry, Higher Levees |
| The chief crop in Mesopotamia was ______. | Barley |
| There was little ______ in Sumer. | Timber |
| Bricks were made of ___ and ______. | Mud,Reeds |
| One of the greatest cities of Sumer was __. | Ur |
| Each _________ was made up of the city and the surrounding farmland. | City-State |
| Each city was surrounded by a wall to keep out _______ and _____. | Bandits, Lions |
| List who lived where in order starting in the middle of the city; ________, ________, ________. | Upper Class, Middle Class, Lower Class |
| One city-state would go to war with one another over _____________ disputes. | Boundary Line |
| The ________ was in the center of the city and means __________ or _________. | Ziggurat, Mountain of God, Hill of Heaven |
| Only _______ could enter the ziggurat. | Priests |
| All forces of nature were viewed as ____. | Gods |
| Male gods made ______ to be their servants. | Humans |
| Priests were ________ because they knew the will of the gods. | Powerful |
| School was only for ______________. | Sons Of The Rich |
| In school you learned how to become a _____. | Scribe |
| Writing made up of wedge-shaped markings is called _________. | Cuneiform |
| Sumerian priests were also _____. | Kings |
| One of the most famous priest-kings was _________. | Gilgamesh |
| About 3000 B.C. the permanent kings were _______________. | Military Leaders |
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