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Uruk: The World's First Big City
By Kathleen Rupp
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Where did the world's first city appear?
Egypt
America
Mesopotamia
What makes a city (in ancient times) ?
lots of land
politics, religion & culture
writing & tall buildings
Uruk was located...
between 2 rivers in Iraq
beside the Nile River in Egypt
beside the Tigris River in Iran
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"Innovations" means "new things"
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The extra food ...
was fed to the animals
fed people who didn't farm, so they could work at other jobs
was taken by the king
Priests shows which of the GRAPES...
(thinking question)
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Cuneiform shows which of the GRAPES...
(thinking question)
Geography
Religion
Achievements
Armies & a king show which of the GRAPES...
(thinking question)
Achievements
Politics (Government)
Social Structure
Who was in the lowest class ?
workers
scribes
slaves
Why couldn't the farmers grow as much grain ?
there was too much rain
irrigation made the soil salty
they decided to grow fruit instead
What problem was solved by "irrigation" ?
(thinking question)
salty soil
too much sun
flooding
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Read the caption to find out who is getting the "laws" from the god Shamash.
Uruk
Sumer
Hammurabi
