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The Topic For Today Is…
Mesopotamia
Terms
Geography
The First
Civilization
Life in Sumer
Early Empires
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Terms 1: 200
• Question:
• A belief in many gods or goddesses is called
__________.
• Answer
• polytheism
Terms 1: 400
• Question:
• A metal that is a mixture of copper and tin is
called __________.
• Answer
• bronze
Terms 1: 600
• Question:
• A picture or drawing that represents a word or
idea is called ____________.
• Answer
• pictograph
Terms 1: 800
• Question:
• An ancient region of Southern Mesopotamia is
called ____________.
• Answer
• Sumer
Topic 1: 1000
• Question:
• A political unit that includes a city and its
nearby farmlands
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• City-state
Geo: 200
• Question:
• What is the land between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers called?
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• Mesopotamia
Geo: 400
• Question:
• Why was the area between the rivers so good
for growing crops?
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• The flooding rivers deposited silt.
Geo: 600
• Question:
• They were able to trade due to a crop
________.
• Answer
• surplus
Geo: 800
• Question:
• Flat land bordering a river is called a
_________.
• Answer
• Floodplain
Geo: 1000
• Question:
• A climate of little rainfall and warm
temperature is called ____________.
• Answer
• Semiarid
1st Civil: 200
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What was the first civilization called?
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Sumer
1st Civil: 400
• Question:
• Where did the priest collect payments and
conducted religious services?
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• The city’s ziggurat
1st Civil: 600
• Question:
• What did they early Mesopotamians organize
themselves into?
• Answer
• City-states
1st Civil: 800
• Question:
• New leaders who took control eventually
became known as ____________.
• Answer
• kings
1st Civil: 1000
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Question:
What are the 5 Traits of Civilization?
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Advanced Cities
Specialized Workers
Complex Institutions
Record Keeping
Advanced Technology
Sumer: 200
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Who were at the top of the upper classes?
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Kings and priests
Sumer: 400
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Question:
Who was in every class in Sumerian society?
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women
Sumer: 600
• Question:
• What advancement did the Sumerian make?
– Clay pots
– Ride horses
– The wheel
– farm
• Answer
• The wheel
Sumer: 800
• Question:
• What was the purpose of developing the
world’s first writing system?
• Answer
• To keep business records
Sumer: 1000
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Question:
Who kept records for the Sumerians?
Answer
Scribes
Bonus Question:
5000 pts.
• Question:
• Complete the Traits of Civilization chart
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1. Advanced Cities – Kish, Nippur, Ur
2. Specialized Workers – priests, kings, artisans
3. Complex institutions – Temple, army schools
4. Record Keeping – writing
5.Advanced technology – wheel, plow, irrigation
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