Sumerian Achievements

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Mesopotamian religion was

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polytheistic

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an epic is

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a long story about a hero

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Mesopotamian script is called

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cuneiform

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What was the most important technical advances? Options: The wheel, The plow, Medicine, The space shuttle

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The wheel

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The Sumerians developed ____________, the world's first system of writing.

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cuneiform

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The earliest written communication was through _______________, or picture symbols.

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pictographs

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___________ is the story of a legendary Sumerian king.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Among the contributions of the Sumerians to modern society was the _____________, and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons.

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wheel

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Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?

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To control the river's flow of water during the spring.

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All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT:
Gods controlled the harvest.
Gods controlled natural disasters.
God's controlled people's health.
Gods controlled the farmers.

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Gods controlled the farmers.