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:
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1. control of _____ supply
2. division of ______
3. written __________
4. codified _____
5. ___________ civil govt.
6. _____ and sciences
list the civilian characteristics:
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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
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___________ were the first to use formal education
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___________ 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?
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(hint: the art of _________)
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(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”?
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(hint: one word)
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(hint: one word)
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architecture
most famous accomplishment was building the ziggurat
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ziggurat
**fill in the blank**
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the sumerians most famous accomplishment was building the __________
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the sumerians most famous accomplishment was building the __________
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astronomy
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the sumerians were the first known users of ___________
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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?
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