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SS Ch. 3 Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| innovation | a new way of doing things |
| division of labor | the sharing of a large job so that each worker does only a part |
| surplus | an excess amount |
| monarchy | a governing system ruled by a king or queen |
| cuneiform | a wedge-shaped writing system |
| social class | a group of perople with the same level of importance in their society |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells or trades goods |
| conquer | to take over by force |
| standing army | an army with paid soldiers |
| taxation | money paid for the running of the government |
| code | a set of laws |
| principle | an important belief |
| decree | an official order |
| territory | a large area of land |
| scribe | a person who writes for others |
| reason cunieform developed | to keep records of the surplus traded |
| Lowest class in Sumer | farm workers and slaves |
| Highest class in Sumer | government officials and priests |
| Sargon is known for.... | creating the first empire and standing army |
| Achievements of the Sumerians | 12 month calendar, dikes/dams, canals, reservoirs, wheeled carts |
| The Hittites showed the Assyrians how to... | make chariots |
| the taxation system in Babylon | people paid for the running of their government |
| 2 major rivers in Mesopotamia | Tigris, Euphrates |
| 3 bodies of water near Mesopotamia | Meditterannean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf |
| Assyrian innovations | paved roads, locks with keys, libraries, magnifying glass |
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