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Mesopotamia Sumer Time Religion Innovations & Advancements

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The land between two rivers…

Mesopotamia

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Sumer was the world’s first . . .

Civilization

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Number of major gods foundin Sumer

7

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Instrument used for writing. Made of a reed.

Stylus

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Surplus

This term means extra food.

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A city and its surrounding villages & farmlands.

Each had its own government.

City-State

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Large temple found in the center of the city-state.

Ziggurat

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Canals and dams used toregulate the water flow

to the fields.

Irrigation

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The rivers that are found inMesopotamia.

Tigris & Euphrates

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Commodity traded that allowedthe Sumerians to preserve food.

Salt

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The Sumerian belief in morethan one god.

Polytheism

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Wedge-shaped form of writingused by the Sumerians

to keep track of their businesstransactions.

Cuneiform

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Area of fertile land that stretchesfrom the Persian Gulf to the

Mediterranean Sea.

Fertile Crescent

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People found in this class are scribes, merchants, & craftsmen.

Middle Class

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Only person(s) allowed inthe religious shrine on the

top of the ziggurat.

Priest

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Standardized unit of land measurement developedin ancient Sumer that we still

use today.

Iku or Acre

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The first military leaders in Sumer.Their name means Big Man.

Lugal

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This aspect of culture is markedby the ziggurat, brick makers,

and 2-story houses for thewealthy.

Architecture

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Found at the top of theZiggurat. Only the priest

was allowed to visit.

Shrine

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This innovation allowed traders to travel farther and faster; opening up new trade

routes.

Cargo Boats with Sails