AP World History - Chapter 2 - The First Civilizations

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Where did the Sumerians live?

Mesopotamia

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When did the Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia?

sometime before 3300 B.C.E.

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Who did Sumerians believe chose their kings?

gods

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The Sumerians were _____________

polytheistic

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Ziggurats

temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped

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Division of Labor

Division of work into a number of separate tasks to be performed by different workers

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Who did the Sumerians trade with?

Egypt and India

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Cuneiform

A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.

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When did the Sumerian Empire fall?

2300 B.C.E.

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Who was the most prominent Babylonian king?

Hammurabi

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What was the Code of Hammurabi?

A collection of 282 laws with strict justice and severe penalties.

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Babylon society was a __________, however, women enjoyed more rights than those that had lived in Sumer

patriarchy

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The Babylonians specialized in _________

astronomy and astrology

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Astrology

theory of the influence of planets and stars on human events