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  • What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
    To bring water to the city
  • Why did Sumerians construct moats?
    To protect cities from attack
  • Who was included in the top social class of Sumerians?
    Government officials, priests, nobles, and kings
  • What was a problem cause by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?
    The could not defend themselves against stronger groups
  • Who was supported by the gods?
    The king
  • Why were scribes important?
    They helped record laws and contracts
  • What invention affected the food supply in Sumer?
    Irrigation System
  • Which invention helped armies use chariots?
    The wheel
  • What did Sumerians use to build strong walls?
    Bricks made of mud
  • What tool did Sumerians use to write cuneiform?
    A wedge shaped stylus
  • What is Hammurabi best remembered for?
    Writing the Code of Laws
  • How did the Akkadians get the resources to build their capital city?
    They collected tributes and taxes
  • What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
    Increase in population
  • What does "Mesopotamia" mean
    between two rivers
  • Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
    It clogged the irrigation canals
  • What was the purpose of dams and reservoirs?
    To store water for later use
  • What is a Ziggurat?
    A religious temple or tower
  • Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
    The cooperated to keep the water systems working
  • How did Sargon build his empire?
    Through effective military strategies
  • Why were levees built?
    To prevent flooding
  • Akkadians used steles to.....
    record important events
  • Which invention added strength and beauty to buildings?
    Arches
  • Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
    Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
  • The environment of Sumer was.....
    low and flat with little rain
  • What were records of good exchanged made on?
    Clay tablets
  • What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
    Moving to the south
  • Why was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?
    It applied to EVERYONE in the empire
  • Name 3 instruments Sumerians used for entertainment
    Drums, lyres, and pipes
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