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Chapter 3 Sec 1
Ancient Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an especially fine and fertile soil | silt |
| the supply of water to field using human made systems | irrigation |
| a self-governing unit made of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements | city-state |
| a category of people based on wealth or status in a society | social class |
| a person skilled at many things by hand | artisans |
| a belief in many gods | polytheism |
| a formal series of acts always performed in the same way | ritual |
| a pyramid shaped temple in Sumerian city-states | ziggurat |
| the earliest form of writing invented by the Sumerians | cuneiform |
| a group of different lands and people governed by one ruler | empire |
| a tax paid or goods and services rendered in return for protection | tribute |
| an extreme lack of crops or food causing widespread hunger | famine |
| What gave rise to civilization in Mesopotamia? | Fertile soil for farming gave rise to civilization in Mesopotamia. |
| How did ancient Mesopotamia adapt to their environment to build a Sumerian civilization? | Mesopotamian adapted to their environment by developing irrigation systems to support farming, using local natural resources to build walls for protection, canals, and city-states, and fishing and trade on rivers. |
| How was the civilization of Sumer organized? | The civilization of Sumer was organized into city-states. |
| What was the purpose of ziggurats? | The purpose of ziggurats was to serve as a center of religious worship. |
| What basic form of writing based on images of objects was FIRST invented by the Sumerians? | The basic form of writing based on images of objects first invented by Sumerians was Pictographs. |
| How did Sargon win loyalty within the Akkadian Empire? | Sargon won loyalty with the Akkadian Empire by permitting people to keep local customs and rules. |
| Why did Sargon's Akkadian Empire fall? | The Sargon's Akkadian Empire fell because it grew too big to maintain order. |
| What cultural and technological innovations did the Sumerians develop? | The cultural and technological innovations developed by the Sumerians were ziggurats, systems of writing and the use of a stylus and clay tables to record stories, history, and other information, the calendar, and bronze weapons and tools. |
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