D) It was the home of the Sumerians. E) None of these is a correct answer; all the statements are true of Mesopotamia. 3 CORRECT Which of the following did Sumerian cities and their governments do? A) organize work on building projects B) rule over the area surrounding the city C) oversee the construction and maintenance of irrigation systems D) organize the defense of the city against attacks E) All these answers are correct. 4 CORRECT Sargon of Akkad A) was a Sumerian ruler. B) built the capital
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Cornell Note Taking Template Key Words: Notes: Nile river Longest river in world. Supplied life-giving water for the Egyptians civilization. Had an annual cycle of moth long flooding. Hard for farmers but then solved by irrigation and pre- harvesting. Steps toward civilization. Hunter-gatherer groups moved in and formed farming settlements. Neolithic culture developed in 6000 BC Mined
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and Monotheistic religions. Regarding my choice of Polytheistic religion I have learn that it means to worship many God’s. I have decided to break Polytheistic religion into two different eras and geographical locations. With my first choice being Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia or also known as the Fertile Crescent in the era of 5000 – 1000 BCE and my second choice being Minoans in Crete in the era of 2100 – 1100 BCE basing my finds on the differences between these particular Polytheistic religions
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first to develop writing is most likely the Sumerians‚ with the invention of the Cunieform. Later‚ the Phoenicians created an alphabet. Social classes were first based on contribution to the society‚ and later based on wealth. At first‚ copper weapons existed. Later‚ the discovery of bronze‚ then iron gradually replaced these. Mesopotamia: Found along the Tigris & Euphrates rivers‚ the first to inhabit this land were the Sumerians. The Sumerians were the first to create irrigation systems
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Mesopotamia‚ in 3500 B.C. The Sumerians‚ led by the military dictator Sargon the Great ‚ experienced extended conquests from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea and even further to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey (Mark). Just as the Sumerians became the first known world soldiers‚ their families became the first known military families. Communication technology during the deployment of the Sumerians was nonexistent. Communication genres used during the Sumerians conquest included speech‚ curving
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painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography. But usually are not in painting‚ also in music‚ theater‚ film‚ dance and literature. Or in the other words it was a manifestation of human creativity. Art‚ in the first period of history‚ began with the invention of writing‚ founded by the great civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia. In this period appear the first great cities in the main big rivers: Nile‚ Tigris and Euphrates‚ Indus and yellow river. One of the great advances of this period was writing
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after it’s origination in each respective continent‚ so a different time in each continent). -First Metropolitan web in China along the Yellow River. -A new level of social interaction along the Tiger and Euphrates: The nascence of the Sumerian City (Complex networks of Donkey Caravans and River Trade) From 2500 BCE onwards City-Hinterlands interaction in the form of cities offering protection of outlying tribes with them demanding taxation in return => Primary method of maintaining urban
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GRA 111 CHAPTER 1 The Invention of Writing Cave painting from Lascaux‚ c. 15‚000-10‚000 bce. Random placement and shifting scale signify prehistoric people’s lack of structure and sequence in recording their experience. Media: Ground pigments – charcoal for black‚ yellows‚ reds and browns from iron oxides Binder – animal fat Substrate – (aka: ground) cave walls and ceilings Application – fingers‚ reed brushes or breath Chauvet Caves Two periods of production: 27‚000-26
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Mesopotamian villages and towns eventually evolved into independent and nearly self-sufficient city-states. Although largely economically dependent on one another‚ these city-states were independent political entities and retained very strong isolationist tendencies. This isolationism hindered the unification of the Mesopotamian city-states‚ which eventually grew to twelve in number. By 3000 B.C.‚ Mesopotamian civilization had made contact with other cultures of the Fertile Crescent (a term first
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Mesopotamia‚ an ancient Greek term meaning “the land between rivers”‚ is considered to be the cradle of civilization because this is where we find the origins of agriculture‚ written language‚ and cities. It was known as the land between two rivers‚ the Tigris to the north and the Euphrates to the south. Rains were seasonal in this area‚ which meant that the land flooded in the winter and spring and water was scarce at other times. Farming in the region depended on irrigation from the Tigris and
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