Stable Food Supply
It has enough food to feed the people consistently
What is a social structure
Having the people organized into different levels of society based on their roles or jobs
Which invention most helped grow more food in Sumer?
What did Sumerians believe about their king in relation to their gods?
He was supported by the gods
What was the purpose of drums, pipes and lyres in Sumerian culture?
Entertainment
How were scribes important to a stable food supply?
They kept track of food supply and transfer by writing it down
Who would have lived in a two story house in the middle of town?
Government official or noble
Which invention allows Sumerians to use chariots?
The wheel
What was the name of the religious temple they would make in ancient sumer?
Ziggurat
What shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
Written records or cuneiform
What is another profession that created food for the Sumerians besides farmers?
Fisher
Who would have lived in small mud-brick houses on the edge of town?
Farmers
Which invention added strength to Sumerian buildings?
Arch
What profession took care of cleaning and maintaining the temples and statues?
Priest/Priestess
What device did they use to write cuneiform?
A wedge-shaped stylus
What system did Sumerians build to help with farming?
Networks of canals, dams and reservoirs.
Who's job was it to lead the army, enforce the laws, build and maintain the temples?
King
What evidence shows the Sumerians lived after the stone age?
Copper jewelry
Where did they believe their gods lived?
In the ziggurats
What did people write cuneiform on?
Clay tablets