Characteristics of Civilizations
This is the reason a stable food supply is important for a civilization
What is it has enough food for its people?
This group of people were at the bottom of the social structure.
The name of the Sumerian written language
What is Cuneiform?
The leader of the Sumerian civilization.
Who is the King?
An architectural design created by the Sumerians
What is an Arch?
The Sumerian civilization had a structure with different social levels and jobs.
What is a social structure?
Lived in a 2 story house near the city center.
Who are government officials?
The person whose job it was to write.
Who is a scribe?
Endorsed the King which gave him more power.
Who are the gods?
This was a tool used for farming created by the Sumerians.
What is a plow?
Cuneiform is an example of this characteristic.
What is writing?
Lived in Small, mud brick houses at the edge of the city.
Who are farmers?
The tool used to write.
What is a wedge shaped stylus?
This person was in charge of leading an army, enforcing laws and having temples built.
Who is the King?
The name of the religious temples built by the Sumerians.
What is a Ziggurat?
Lyre are an example of this characteristic.
What is art?
The top class of Sumerians included government officials and this person.
Who are priests?
The material written on.
What is a clay tablet?
This the the position of government officials in the social structure.
What is the top?
This invention made it possible for armies to use chariots.
What is the wheel?
The seven characteristics of civilization
what are: stable food supply, arts, social structure, technology, government, written language, religion?
A group of people made swords for armies and were a part of the middle class.
Who are metal workers?
The main responsibility of a scribe.
The person in the government that records laws.
Who is a scribe?
These were solutions to creating a water source.
What are levees and canals?