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2 HISTORY
LESSON 7
6 Fill in the blanks using the following words.
clay Euphrates Eridu timber Tigris gold
Ziggurats gemstones papyrus Achaemenid Empire
1. The Sumerians were conquered in 539 B.C.E. by the .
2. Mesopotamia is the area between the and the .
3. The first formed city-state in Mesopotamia was .
4. Temples in cities were called .
5. The Sumerians traveled to trade , , and
.
6. Egyptians wrote on .
7. The Sumerians wrote on .
7 If you are to choose to live either at the time of ancient Egypt or at the time
of ancient Sumer, which one will you choose? Why?
8 What would have happened if the Egyptian civilization did not exist?
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