Chapter 3 Hosted

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Jeopardy

• Chapter 3 Hosted
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• Mrs. Schlemmer

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First Civilization
Geography
Sumer
Miscellaneous
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What is Mesopotamia?
This is the land between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers.

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What are farmers?
These were the middle class of Sumerian
society.

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What are the wheel, the plow, and a writing
system?
These were the Sumerian inventions.

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What is a ziggurat?
It was the center of the city.

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What are canals?
The Sumerian farmers depended on these to grow
their crops.

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What are city-states?
By 3000 B.C. most Sumerians live in these.

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What are priests?
They were the most powerful in Sumerian society.

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What is bronze?
A mixture of copper and iron.

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What is mud?
This was the main building material of Ancient
Sumeria.

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What is keeping business records?
Sumerian first developed a writing system for
this reason.

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What are the gods?
They protected people from dangers and
troubles.

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What is cuneiform?
Wedge shaped markings as a form of writing.

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What is semiarid?
This was the climate of Mesopotamia.

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What is advanced cities, specialized workers,
complex institutions, record keeping, and
advanced technology?
These are the traits of a civilization.

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What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods.

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What are scribes?
They specialized in writing and serve as record
keepers.

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What is a drought?
A period of time with not enough rain or
snowfall.

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What is a place for religious services?
This was the main purpose of the ziggurat.

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What are kings?
They became the new leaders of Sumer.

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What is a stylus?
A sharpened reed used to make markings.

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