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Lesson 2-pages 156-161

Questions 1, 2, and 3 on page 161.

Question 1.

What were the Sumerian contributions in government, religion, and education? The Sumerians created new ways of life in three areas. Your answer should cover all three. First, how did the Sumerians change government, what did they create that no one else had? Second, what form of religion did the Sumerians create? Lastly, how did they change education? What was their education like and how was it new?

Question 2.

Explain how Sumerian achievements in technology and communication helped to advance long-distance trade? The Sumerians invented many things, some of them were very useful in long-distance trade. What were these inventions?

Question 3.

What were the needs of the Sumerians that led to the establishment of kingships? To the invention of writing? The Sumerians invented kingship and writing. WHY did they do that? Don't just tell me that they did, you have to explain the need that the Sumerians had.