abeka history 10 section 2.3

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sumer

center of antiquity

eridu, uruk, and ur

three oldest sumerian settlements

art of writing

what was sumer’s greatest contribution?

cuneiform

sumerian writing

early dynastic age

creation and combining of sumerian cities into one civilization

old akkadian period

**sargon of akkad** conquered the sumerian cities and became their king

sargon of akkad

history’s second great empire builder

ur nammu

became king and led ur to rule over the sumerians

ur nammu

established the world’s oldest law code

golden age of ur

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

culture

way of life of a group of people

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 

control of food supply

what’s the most important civilian characteristic?

education

transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation

sumerians

**fill in the blank**

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___________ were the first to use formal education

edubba

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

cuneiform

what did the edubba (school) teach them?

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(hint: the art of _________)

textiles

most important sumerian industry in terms of commercial activity

fabrics

what are “textiles”?

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(hint: one word)

architecture

most famous accomplishment was building the ziggurat

ziggurat

**fill in the blank**

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the sumerians most famous accomplishment was building the __________

astronomy

**fill in the blank**

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the sumerians were the first known users of ___________

lunar calendar

based on the cycles of the moon

astrology

false belief that heavenly bodies influence human affairs and destinies

cultural diffusion

spreading of cultural traits and patterns

government

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

lugal

the king who represented the city’s god

nobles

upper class rulers and priests

commoners

free, land-owning citizens

clients

craftsman and other workers

monotheism

belief in one God

naturalism

worship of nature

humanism

worship of man

polytheism

worship of many deities

epic of gilgamesh

the world’s oldest work of lit outside the Bible

ur

where was abraham from?