social studies
painting and drawing on stone or cave walls that depict words or ideas
What is Pictograph?
highly educated professionals who were responsible for writing, reading, and interpreting texts
What is a scribe?
People who bought and sold goods, traveling along established trade routes to move them from one to another.
What is a merchant?
an ancient writing system that was used in the middle east for over 3000 years. the word cuneiform comes from the Latin word cuneus, which means "wedge"
What is cuneiform?
A group of people with similar amounts of power and money due to their birth or job
What is a social class?
One of the two major rivers, alongside the Tigris, that formed the fertile land between them
What is the Euphrates River?
An independent, self-governing city that functioned as a small nation with its own ruler.
What is a City-state?
One of the two major rivers, alongside the Euphrates, that formed the fertile land between them.
What is the Tigris River?
A skilled worker who made goods such as tools, cloth, and weapons
What is a Artisan?
Earth walls built along the sides
What is Levee?
a rich nutritious soil (fertile) that was deposited on the land by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers when they flooded
What is Silt?
The practice of developing farm crops like barley and beans, raising sheep, and utilizing sophisticated irrigation systems to farm
What is Agriculture?
The practice of directing water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, through a network of canals, onto agricultural fields to provide a controlled water supply for growing crops
What is irrigation?