Geography
Adapting to the Environment
Rise of Civilization
Life in Sumer
Inventions
100
Mesopotamia is located in what present day country?
Iraq
100
Houses were built of....
mud bricks
100
A city and its surrounding farmland is called what?
a city-state
100
What social class were women part of?
all of them
100
What did Sumerians invent that made transporting goods easier?
The wheel
200
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
200
Farmers developed what to bring water to their crops?
Irrigation
200
Who were the early leaders of civilization?
priests
200
Who made up the upper class?
Kings and priests
200
What tool did Sumerians invent that made farming easier?
The plow
300
What did the people depend on the rivers for?
Flooding leaves silt so they have fertile land for growing crops.
300
Using irrigation to water crops led to...
surpluses of food.
300
What was considered the center of city life?
ziggurat
300
Who were in the middle class?
all free people (farmers and artisans)
300
The first Sumerian writing system was made up of...
pictures or pictographs
400
The dry climate with some rainfall is called what?
Semiarid
400
A surplus of grain allowed mesopotamians to do what?
trade for other resources like stone, metal, and wood.
400
The need for a strong leader led to what kind of ruler?
King
400
Why were priests in the upper class?
They were believed to have influence with the gods.
400
Why did Sumerians invent writing?
To keep records of trade and goods.
500
What was the danger of a drought?
Not enough crops, people could starve.
500
Mesopotamians did what to protect their villages?
Built mud walls around them.
500
People were able to specialize in certain kinds of work because of...
surplus
500
Who made up the lowest social class?
Slaves
500
What form of writing replaced pictographs?
Cuneiform
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