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Mesopotamia

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When did the Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia? 3,500 B.C.
Where was the area called Fertile Crescent located? Around Mesopotamia
The _______ civilization is the earliest known civilization on Earth. Sumerian
The Tigris and Euphrates would _____ and leave behind natural levees. Flood
What was the Sumerians chief crop? Barley
Buildings were made from ______. Bricks
Bricks were made of ____ and _______ _____. Mud and crushed reeds.
The Sumerians were the first ____-________ of the area. City-builders
Each city-state was made up of the _____ and the farmland around it. city
Each city was surrounded by a ____. wall
The upper class lived near the _____ of the city. center
Farmers, unskilled worker and fishermen all made up the _____ class. lower
The "Mountain of God" or "Hill of Heaven" is also known as a _______. ziggurat
The ziggurat was believed to be home of the city's _____ ____. Chief god
Artisans worked children went to school and goods were stored in _______ courts
According to the Sumerians when did humans came along? After Goddesses
Priests knew the _____ of the gods. will
____s ran the schools. Priests
Cuneiform was made up of _____ shaped markings. wedge
About what time did military leaders become permanent kings? 3,500 B.C.
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