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The Rise of Sumer

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Polytheism   The belief of multiple gods.  
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What power did the Sumerian's believe their god's possessed?   They believed they could bring sickness, health, and wealthiness.  
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Why did priests gain high status in Sumer?   People believed that they could talk to the gods.  
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What was Sumer's social hierarchy?   Kings lived in the top or point of the village then people who worked for the king then middle class, and then lower class.  
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What were men's roles?   A man's role was farming, or working for the king  
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What were woman's role?   Staying home and watching the kids.  
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What is Rural?   Rural is country sides.  
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What is Urban?   Urban is the city  
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What were city states?   City states were a combination of country sides (Rural) and cities (Urban)  
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How did city states get along with each other?   They didn't! They were always fighting for either land, food, or water.  
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How was Sargon able to build the first empire?   He was in very high power in the military. He won most of Sumer and built the first empire  
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What is an empire?   An empire is land with different territories and people under a single ruler.  
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Cuneiform   The Sumerian system of writing, which used symbols to represent basic parts of words  
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Pictographs   Picture symbols that represented objects such as trees or animals.  
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Scribe   A writer  
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Epics   Long poems that tell stories of a hero.  
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Architecture   The science of building.  
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Ziggurat   A pyramid shaped temple tower  
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