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Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |