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| government by divine authority |
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| What did the Sumerians use for writing? |
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| The Sumerians were the first people to write... |
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| a temple made of the wealthy people. |
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| What common characteristics do these Gods share? |
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| What new conflicts arose as the numbers of Sumerian city-states grew and expanded? |
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| city-states fought city-states for control over land and water. |
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| a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many people and territories. |
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| empires are difficult to... |
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| Who took control of Mesopotamia in 1792 B.C.? |
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| Which city-state was the center of Hammurabi's empire? |
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| What was the Sumerian number system based on? |
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| How is the Sumerian number system still used today? |
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