abeka history 10 section 2.3

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sumer

center of antiquity

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eridu, uruk, and ur

three oldest sumerian settlements

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art of writing

what was sumer’s greatest contribution?

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cuneiform

sumerian writing

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early dynastic age

creation and combining of sumerian cities into one civilization

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old akkadian period

sargon of akkad conquered the sumerian cities and became their king

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sargon of akkad

history’s second great empire builder

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ur nammu

became king and led ur to rule over the sumerians

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ur nammu

established the world’s oldest law code

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golden age of ur

what was the time period called when ur nammu established the world’s oldest law?

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culture

way of life of a group of people

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  1. food
  2. labor
  3. language
  4. laws
  5. organized
  6. arts

fill in the blank

list the civilian characteristics:

  1. control of _ supply 
  2. division of
  3. written __ 
  4. codified _ 
  5. ___ civil govt.
  6. _ and sciences 
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control of food supply

what’s the most important civilian characteristic?

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education

transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation

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sumerians

fill in the blank

___ were the first to use formal education

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edubba

the “tablet house” (school); trained them in the art of cuneiform

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cuneiform

what did the edubba (school) teach them?

(hint: the art of _)

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textiles

most important sumerian industry in terms of commercial activity

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fabrics

what are “textiles”?

(hint: one word)

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architecture

most famous accomplishment was building the ziggurat

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ziggurat

fill in the blank

the sumerians most famous accomplishment was building the __

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astronomy

fill in the blank

the sumerians were the first known users of ___

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lunar calendar

based on the cycles of the moon

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astrology

false belief that heavenly bodies influence human affairs and destinies

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cultural diffusion

spreading of cultural traits and patterns

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government

each city had a lugal (king) who represented the city’s god

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lugal

the king who represented the city’s god

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nobles

upper class rulers and priests

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commoners

free, land-owning citizens

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clients

craftsman and other workers

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monotheism

belief in one God

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naturalism

worship of nature

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humanism

worship of man

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polytheism

worship of many deities

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epic of gilgamesh

the world’s oldest work of lit outside the Bible

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ur

where was abraham from?