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The Sumerians

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Small particles of fertile soil.

Silt

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A way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams

irrigation

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an amount that is left over after a need has been met

surplus

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an independent nation made up of a city and the land around it

city-state

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a belief in more than one god

polytheism

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a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top

ziggurat

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a Sumerian writing system tat used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

cuneiform

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a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper

scribe

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a long poem that tells the story of a hero

epic

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year farming started in Mesopotamia

4,000 B.C.

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year Sumerian city states begin to rise

3,000 b.c.

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year Sargon conquers Sumerian city-states

2340 B.C.

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year Hammurabi becomes king of the Babylonian Empire

1792 B.C.

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Name 6 characteristics of a civilization.

high level of culture & order, social classes, diff. types of jobs, science and the arts, govt, & values and beliefs

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How did floods sometimes help farmers?

Floods left the land covered in silt, a rich soil good for farming.

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Where is Mesopotamia?

Land bet/ Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia.

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