Sumer Flashcards
1
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Uruk Period
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First period, development of wheel and plow, planting orchards, and metal casting. Cuneiform. Ziggurats. City walls.
2
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Dynastic Period
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Second period. Competition between cities. Theocratic kingship. Military aristocracy.
3
Q
First conqueror of Sumer
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Sargon & the Akkadians
4
Q
Conquered Sumer after Sargon
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Babylonians/Amorites; Hammurabi
5
Q
Huge literary contribution in Sumer
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Epic of Gilgamesh
6
Q
First known woman writer
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Enkheduana
7
Q
Mathematical development of Sumer
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Sexadecimal system (60 seconds in a minute, etc)
