Transcript 20121015131055

Phase 6
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The “cradle of civilization”
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Mesopotamia
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Sumerian temple with many levels
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ziggurat
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Sumerian priest who was also king
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Priest-king
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Group of city states under one rule
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empire
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Which two rivers supply Mesopotamia
with water?
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Tigris & Euphrates
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What does the word “Mesopotamia”
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Land between two rivers
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Why did city-states go to war
with one another?
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To prove who was stronger &
over boundary lines
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Why did Sumerians set up
governments?
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1. Needed to work together
2. Needed to be organized
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Why were priests important in
Sumerian society?
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1. They were the only ones who knew the will of the gods
2. They owned, controlled, and administered the land and schools
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3. Originally they were kings