Sumerian cities developed into city-states, self-governing • regions that included a city and its surrounding area. The people in the city-states practiced polytheism. Each • city-state was ruled by a king. This position became hereditary. October 31 Social groups developed in Sumerian city-states. These • groups included an upper class, a middle class, and a lowerclass. November 1 Sumerians created many inventions including a writing system called cuneiform, • the wheel, and the wooden plow. Many of these inventions were copied and improved upon by later civilizations. November 2 Sumerians wrote the world’s oldest story, an epic poem • called the Epic of Gilgamesh. Around 2340 b.c., an Akkadian named Sargon united Sumer and Akkad. In doing • so, he formed the Mesopotamian Empire, the world’s first empire. November 3 NO BELL WORK November 6, 2016 Eventually, the Assyrian Empire extended from the Persian Gulf in the east to the Nile River • in the west. The empire’s capital was at Nineveh. The empire was ruled by a king and was divided into provinces. November 7 The Assyrians modeled their culture on the culture of the Babylonians. Around • • 600 b.c., the Chaldeans conquered the Assyrians and formed the New Babylonian Empire. November 8
• Sumerian cities developed into city-states, self-governing regions that included a city and its surrounding area. • The people in the city-states practiced polytheism. Each city-state was ruled by a king. This position became hereditary. October 31 • Social groups developed in Sumerian city-states. These groups included an upper class, a middle class, and a lowerclass. November 1 • Sumerians created many inventions including a writing system called cuneiform, the wheel, and the wooden plow. Many of these inventions were copied and improved upon by later civilizations. November 2 • Sumerians wrote the world’s oldest story, an epic poem called the Epic of Gilgamesh. • Around 2340 b.c., an Akkadian named Sargon united Sumer and Akkad. In doing so, he formed the Mesopotamian Empire, the world’s first empire. November 3 NO BELL WORK November 6, 2016 • Eventually, the Assyrian Empire extended from the Persian Gulf in the east to the Nile River in the west. The empire’s capital was at Nineveh. The empire was ruled by a king and was divided into provinces. November 7 • The Assyrians modeled their culture on the culture of the Babylonians. • Around 600 b.c., the Chaldeans conquered the Assyrians and formed the New Babylonian Empire. November 8
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