AP World History : Sumer Flashcards
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| 5948554366 | Sumer | First civilization (before 5k BCE) Settled into lower Mesopotamia Built cities, canals, and dams | 0 | |
| 5948586985 | Government Structure | Independent city-states, massive stone walls for defense, military leader became kings | 1 | |
| 5948595500 | Largest City | Urk (population: 50k) | 2 | |
| 5948598895 | Religion | Polytheistic, gods associated with nature Temples, altars, and ziggurats (large, steep pyramids) Did not believe in afterlife | 3 | |
| 5948618774 | Trade Partners | Egypt, Persia, Southeast Africa, and India | 4 | |
| 5948665427 | Social Structure | Top: Kings, Priests, scribes, wealthy landowners Middle: merchants, farmers, professionals Lower: hired workers Bottom: Slaves ( captured, owed debts or parents owed debts(girls)) | 5 | |
| 5948701076 | Women | Upper class could own property and have income boys attended school, girls educated at home marriages were arranged | 6 | |
| 5948713360 | Contributions | Cuneiform: first version of writing carts, metal plows, wheel & axle, sundials, year calendar, base 60 measurments "Epic of Gilgamesh" - similar to Noah's Ark | 7 |