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Mesopotamian Empires
Objective 13: Describe the fall of Sumerian Civilization.
If Sumer was not a country,
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What was it?
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Why do we talk about “Sumer” as one group or place?
Why might Sumer’s nomadic neighbors cause problems for the Sumerians?
Why were the Sumerians unable to defend themselves from invasion?
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Geography reason:
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Political reason:
Objective 14: Define empire.
Who created the world’s first empire?
What happened to that empire?
Why was Babylon more successful than Akkad?
What was Sumer’s legacy?
Pre-AP World I
Objectives 13-14
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