Notes Pg. 30-34 Dates: 3300 BC ? 1800BC but decline started in 2500 BC Modern-day location: The Fertile Crescents; between modern-day Turkey and Iraq Major Leaders/Type of Government: War leaders; ruling family/hierarchy: religious leaders; controlled major projects Main food sources: Peasant farmers. Farmland. Fishing Geography: In between the Tigris and Euphrates River, which flow from modern-day Turkey through Iraq into the Persian Gulf. Major Cities: Sumer, which included 12 city-states. Ur and Uruk, which were some of the world?s first major cities. Roles of Men and Women/Social Structure: Women and men were highly regarded but did not have equal legal rights and could not own land. Women cooked, cleaned and took care of the house. Lower class - workers
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Notes Pg. 30-34 Dates: 3300 BC ? 1800BC but decline started in 2500 BC Modern-day location: The Fertile Crescents; between modern-day Turkey and Iraq Major Leaders/Type of Government: War leaders; ruling family/hierarchy: religious leaders; controlled major projects Main food sources: Peasant farmers. Farmland. Fishing Geography: In between the Tigris and Euphrates River, which flow from modern-day Turkey through Iraq into the Persian Gulf. Major Cities: Sumer, which included 12 city-states. Ur and Uruk, which were some of the world?s first major cities. Roles of Men and Women/Social Structure: Women and men were highly regarded but did not have equal legal rights and could not own land. Women cooked, cleaned and took care of the house. Lower class - workers
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