Sumerian City-States Answers

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Which class was the highest social class in Mesopotamian societies?

A
lower class
B
priests
C
enslaved people
D
upper class
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Why did Sumer’s city-states have growing economies? Choose three answers.City leaders saved their money instead of building expensive city walls and ziggurats.Kings raised money by collecting taxes and then spent the money to improve the city.The use of agriculture and irrigation resulted in a surplus of food.City-states traded with each other for the things they needed.City-states avoided going to war with each other.

A
City leaders saved their money instead of building expensive city walls and ziggurats.
B
Kings raised money by collecting taxes and then spent the money to improve the city.
C
The use of agriculture and irrigation resulted in a surplus of food.
D
City-states traded with each other for the things they needed.
E
City-states avoided going to war with each other.
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The image on the left is called a . Its purpose was to . The Epic of Gilgamesh is believed to be the first .

Answers:
Selection 1:ziggurat
Selection 2:honor the gods
Selection 3:written epic
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Why was cuneiform important? Choose three answers.It was used for recordkeeping.It was the first system of math.It was one of the first writing systems.It helped Sumerians grow a surplus of crops.It helped archeologists understand Sumerian society.

A
It was used for recordkeeping.
B
It was the first system of math.
C
It was one of the first writing systems.
D
It helped Sumerians grow a surplus of crops.
E
It helped archeologists understand Sumerian society.

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