. The Beginning of Civilization . Sumerian Religion
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Who were the Sumerians?
The civilization whose language survived 1700 centuries later after the fall of Ur and it was still being used by the Babylonians when Alexander the Great conquered them.
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Who is Sargon?
History's first emperor.
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When is 4000 B.C.E.?
The year were people began settling in large numbers.
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What is the afterlife?
Before this, Sumerians focused on living a good life because everyone was treated equally here.
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Who is Hammurabi?
The most famous king of the Amorites who made a famous set of laws to rule over his empire.
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What is Ur ?
This city was the largest and most diverse city of the Sumerian civilization
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What is a requirement for urban life?
Farmers growing more than just enough good for themselves and people can sell the surplus.
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What are epics?
Stories that tell of the deeds of gods, such as how the world was created and formed, of a great flood that the gods sent to wipe out the human race, of heroes who go on journeys.
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What is the number 60?
The number that the Sumerian math system was based on.
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What are the characteristics of an empire?
Heartland, Provinces, which include numerous peoples, cultures, cities and languages under one ruler
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What is a flooding?
A positive benefit if this natural event deposits rich silt on the fields along the Nile.
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What is Polytheism?
The religion of the Sumerians. The god(s) they worshiped took human form but had much more power and immorality.
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What is Cuneiform?
The difficult language of the Sumerians, which was formed by using a stylus on a clay tablet. It was also hard to memorize due to the one thousand syllables that had to be memorized in order to have a good understanding.
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What are the Semitic Languages?
Languages that do not contain vowels that were often spoken by the people that occupied Northern Mesopotamia.
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What are the two Mesopotamian Ecological zones?
The division of Mesopotamia that separates Assyria and Babylonia.
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Who were the Sumerians?
The group of people whose purpose was to serve the gods.
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Who were the Amorite kings of Larsha and Ishin?
The two kings who fought against each other and were eventually both defeated by another tribe, which rose to complete power in Mesopotamia.
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When is 2125 B.C.E.?
The year that the city of Ur rose to dominance.
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What is the city of Ur?
The largest city in the world by 3000 B.C.E?
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What are omens?
Sometimes the gods sent these to reveal a person's destiny to those who could understand them.






Mesopotamian Civilization

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