Mesopotamia Chapter 5 Section 2

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___________ played a major role in Sumerian society.

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Religion

Front

The Sumerians created the world's first advanced _________.

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society

Front

The Sumerians developed the first civilization in __________________.

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Mesopotamia

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Most people in Sumer were ___________________.

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farmers

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A _________ consists of a central city and all the countryside around it.

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city-state

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Sumerians build strong, thick _____ around their cities for protection.

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walls

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Sargon established the world's first ______, or land with different territories and peoples under a single rule.

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empire

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The Sumerians practiced __________, the worship of many gods.

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polytheism

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______, people who performed or led religious ceremonies, had great status in Sumer.

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Priests

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The division of society by rank or class.

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social hierarchy