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| A city-state had an urban center and surrounding farmland. It was governed by a ___________ . | single government |
| area formed when fine soil is left behind by streams & rivers | alluvial plain |
| building style | architecture |
| Cuneiform was a system of writing in which marks were carved in what material? | clay tablets |
| Enki, the water god, was a ____________ that the Sumerians worshipped. | deity |
| Groups of traders who carried trade goods to faraway trade centers traveled as a ________. | caravan |
| high flat land | plateau |
| If you are given authority, you are granted ___________. | power |
| payments made from one ruler to another | tribute |
| people who could write and record things for others | scribes |
| permanent army of paid soldiers | standing army |
| smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers | tributary |
| soil & tiny rocks left behind after a flood or receding water | silt |
| Sumerian leaders had these temples built with a space for their god in the urban center. | Ziggurat |
| Sumerians worshiped many gods. This practice was called ___________. | Polytheism |
| Sumerians wrote advice for farmers called a/an ________. | almanac |
| The highest social class of the Sumerians was the _______. | priest |
| The world's first empire was ruled by whom? | Sargon |
| type of government that was ruled by a king or queen | monarchy |
| Describe some of the Sumerian innovations. - 1 | irrigation - brought water to crops during drought |
| Describe some of the Sumerian innovations. - 2 | bronze - metal workers began mixing copper with tin which made stronger plows so farmers could turn soil more easily |
| Describe some of the Sumerian innovations. - 3 | farmers found a way to play and plant at the same time |
| Describe the Code of Hammurabi. - 1 | consisted of 282 laws |
| Describe the Code of Hammurabi. – 2 (9) | governed family relationships, taxes, land and business deals, trade, loans, debts, wages and crime |
| Describe the Code of Hammurabi. - 3 | code was carved into stone in a public place |
| One of two reasons why the Sumerians no longer held an empire. | they were conquered |
| One of two reasons why the Sumerians no longer held an empire. | became part of a larger empire |
