Water and Rivers
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers surround the land that is called
Mesopotamia
a professional writer
scribe
the highest ranked leader of a group of people
king
a religion with more than one god or goddess
polytheism
this leads to specialization of jobs
surplus
A period when not enough rain or snow falls
drought
picture writing
pictographs
a community and its nearby farmlands
city-state
Sumer had _________ traits that made it a civilization
five
center of city life (where a priest collected money and performed religious rituals)
ziggurat
the flat land bordering the banks of a river
floodplains
wedge-shaped writing
cuneiform
The Fertile Crescent is the ___________ where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow.
region
government
Why did Sumer choose a king
for protection (during wars and attacks)
a climate that is hot and _________ would be considered semi-arid
fairly dry
a tool used to write in clay
stylus
the first civilization in Southern Mesopotamia
Sumer
Bronze was better for tools because....
it was stronger
it lasted longer
bronze is a mixture of _____________ and _________
copper
tin
Name one sea from our map of Mesopotamia
Red
Caspian
Black
Persian
Why did Sumerians create a writing system?
to keep business records
to keep track of wars/floods
civilization is an advanced form of _____________
culture
Name one famous city-state of Sumer
Kish
Nippur
Ur
What material is carried by the rivers and enriches the floodplains
silt