Sumer Social Structure & Mesopotamian Empires

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Government ruled by a king

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Monarchy

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Government ruled by religious leaders

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Theocracy

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King of Babylon that created the world’s first organized written code of law.

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Hammurabi

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Akkadian King that made the first empire.

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Sargon I

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identify the image and its purpose.

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stele of Hammurabi's Code; list of laws and punishments

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Which title would be used by a ruler of a theocracy? Options: emperor, priest-king, king, president

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priest-king

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Which choice is an example of an empire?

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Many lands, peoples, and cultures under one government or ruler

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Which of these answer choices is an example of cultural diffusion? Mesopotamians like to cook their food with spices from India, Sumer city-states did not allow foreigners into their cities, Sumer city-states did not allow trade with other kingdoms, Mesopotamians prevented the immigration of Egyptians into Mesopotamia.

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Mesopotamians like to cook their food with spices from India.

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Which of the below occupations is being described? Collected taxes, enforced laws, supervised public construction projects and supervised food production

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government officials or nobles

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Which activity is an example of the work of a scribe?

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Recording tax collections and laws