Elements of Civilization

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Evidence of a Stable Food Supply: Hanging Gardens, Many gods with human personalities, Taxes, An irrigation system with canals and levees

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An irrigation system with canals and levees

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What shows evidence of a government in Sumer?

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Images of a king collecting taxes

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Evidence of writing in Sumer: clay tablets, ziggurats with images of gods, chariots, the ship's sail.

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clay tablets

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Creative and cultural expression such as music, dance, and painting

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Arts

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Inventions that make life easier

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technology

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In ancient Greece, temples were built as homes for gods and goddesses. Which characteristic does this demonstrate?

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religion

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In 450 BCE, 12 bronze tablets were used to record Roman laws. Which characteristic does this demonstrate?

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government

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Which characteristic does this photo (wheel) demonstrate?

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technology

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What was Mesopotamia's system of writing called?

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Cuneiform

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Who was at the top of the social order in Mesopotamia?

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Kings, priests, and nobles