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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where did the sumerians live? | in the sumer |
| what were the people called in mesopotamia? | sumerians |
| the land between ivers means what? | mesopotamia |
| the fertile area around mesopotamia is also called what? | the fertile cresent |
| what were the twin bed rivers names? | tigris and euphrates |
| when the twin rivers flooded they left what behind? | natural levees |
| what was the cheif crop in sumer? | barley |
| where did the higher classes live? | on the inside of the cities |
| ziggurat means what? | "mountain of god" or "hill of heaven" |
| each city was surroned by what to keep out what? | a bronze wall to keep out lions and bandits |
| the middle class was made up of what? | government officials, shop keepers, and artisans |
| a city state is made up of what? | city and farmland |
| who went to school | rich boys |
| lower class people lived where? | on the outside of the cities |
| sumerians type of writting is called what? | cuneiform |
| ziggurats were for what? | the home of the city of the cheif god |