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3. 100 200 400 300 400 Mesopotamia Sumer Time Religion Innovations & Advancements 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 The land between two rivers… Mesopotamia

5. 1,2 Sumer was the world’s first... Civilization

6. 1,3 Number of major gods found in Sumer 7

7. 1,4 Instrument used for writing. Made of a reed. Stylus

8. 2,1 Surplus This term means extra food.

9. 2,2 A city and its surrounding villages & farmlands. Each had its own government. City-State

10. 2,3 Large temple found in the center of the city-state. Ziggurat

11. 2,4 Canals and dams used to regulate the water flow to the fields. Irrigation

12. 3,1 The rivers that are found in Mesopotamia. Tigris & Euphrates

13. 3,2 Commodity traded that allowed the Sumerians to preserve food. Salt

14. 3,3 The Sumerian belief in more than one god. Polytheism

15. 3,4 Wedge-shaped form of writing used by the Sumerians to keep track of their business transactions. Cuneiform

16. 4,1 Area of fertile land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Fertile Crescent

17. 4,2 People found in this class are scribes, merchants, & craftsmen. Middle Class

18. 4,3 Only person(s) allowed in the religious shrine on the top of the ziggurat. Priest

19. 4,4 Standardized unit of land measurement developed in ancient Sumer that we still use today. Iku or Acre

20. 5,1 The first military leaders in Sumer. Their name means Big Man. Lugal

21. 5,2 This aspect of culture is marked by the ziggurat, brick makers, and 2-story houses for the wealthy. Architecture

22. 5,3 Found at the top of the Ziggurat. Only the priest was allowed to visit. Shrine

23. 5,4 This innovation allowed traders to travel farther and faster; opening up new trade routes. Cargo Boats with Sails