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What was the year cuneiform was created?

A= 3300 Bc

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Why was Mesopotamia created?

A: Unknown

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What do Ziggurats do for Mesopotamia?

A: They are temples, which is what they used for a dwelling place for gods.

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Q: What is Ancient Mesopotamia sometimes called?
A: The cradle of civilization.

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What is the definition of cuniform?
Answer: The world's first system of wrighting; developed in Sumer.

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What tools/materials were needed to write cuneiform?

A= Clay and styles

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How many laws were in the code` of hammurabi?

A=282

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Q: In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?
A: Iraq

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Dates Gilgamesh ruled?

2100 Bc

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Q: What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
A: Tigris and Euphrates

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The most prominent buildings in the cities were called?

A=Temples

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what did the sumarians use to write?

A= a clay tablet and a stylus

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the most prominent buildings in cities were called _ _ _ _ _ _

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they were called zugarts

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Describe Hammurabi?
Answer: Hammurabi was a war leader who created the first writen order of laws.

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What were the Sumerian buildings made out of?

A=Sun baked reeds and mud bricks.

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What did the Ziggurats do for Mesopotamia?

A: They are temples which is what the people used for a praying place for gods.

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What is the status order?

A= The status order is nobles to commoners/craftsmen to farmer/slaves.

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Q: What people were the first to write down and record their system of law?
A: Babylonians

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Q: What year was cuneiform created?
A: It was created in the 3,300 B.C.

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Q: What form of government was first used by the Sumerians?
A: A combination of Monarchy and Democracy

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What supplies did the Sumerians have?

Grain, Stone and other minerals.

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what are nobles

they are kings and queens

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What does fertile mean?

A= Fertile means rich soil, good for growing crops

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What is a nomad?

A= a nomad is a person who hasn't settled into a community, a wanderer.

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Q: How many symbols does Cuneiform have?
A: 600

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Q: What is "nomad"?
A: Nomad is someone who searches or travels for a place to live.

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Q: Why is cuneiform important?

A: It's important because it:s a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerian of Mesopotamia.

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Q: What does "fertile" mean?
A: Something that has the ability to grow.

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Q What does social hierarchy mean?

A The division of society by rank or class.

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Q: Is cuneiform important to sumerian society?
A: Yes it is, since people need it to record things and write stories

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Q=What does polytheism mean?

A=The worship of many gods.

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Where is Mesopotamia?

A= between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.

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Q: When did writing first start?
A: 3500 bc

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Q: Do you think Gilgamesh is heroic?
A: Yes, because he slayed the fearsome monster humbaba.

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Q=What are the different classes of people

A=Nobels craftsmen slaves

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what is a empire?

A= an empire is a land with different land and the people under a persons rule.

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Q: What are some of the Sumerian's big inventions?
A: The wheel, plow, clock, sewers, math system, science, and cuneiform.

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Q:Why is Mesopotamia important?
A: Mesopotamia is important because it is the first river valley civilization and because Hammurabi was the ruler of the babylonian Empire.

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What is a scribe?

A=  a scribe is a person who keeps track of a kings history.

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What is cuneiform?

A= cuneiform is the first system of writing made from a series of signs.

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Q: Was Hammurabi a powerful leader?
A: Yes, since he was able to rule all of mesopotamia by himself, and he wrote a code of laws.

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what is polythesim?

A= polytheism is the worship of many gods.

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How did the Code of Hammurabi affect Sumerian society

A= It made everyday activities easier.

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Q: Who was Gilgamesh?
A: A ledendary figure in Sumerian literature.

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what are canals?

A= canals are pathways for water so the water does not flood the city.

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what was babylon?

A= babylon was an empire that took over mesopatamia.

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Q: When did the Sumerians  come to Mesopotamia?
A: No one knows.