gods
Cities
People
Art
Farming
100
Sumerians had these in their homes that represented their house's "god".
Statues
100
Every city had its own:
god
100
Which famous bible character lived in Ur?
Abraham
100
Proverbs are what kind of sayings?
Wise sayings
100
What was the name of the crop that grew in Sumeria that is similar to cotton?
Flax
200
Polytheism means:
Many gods
200
Every city was ruled by one:
King
200
What are people that study objects of the past to learn about the people that made them?
Archaeologists
200
Skilled craftsmen are called:
Artisans
200
What are some animals that were considered livestock in Ur?
Sheep, Oxen, Donkeys, Pigs, and Goats
300
Christians worship how many gods?
One true God
300
What was the name of the man that discovered Ur?
Sir Leonard Wooley
300
Boys from what kid of families got to go to school to learn to be a scribe?
Wealthy (Rich) Families
300
Did men or women spin thread from flax or wool into thread to make cloth?
Women
300
The most important food to the Sumerians diet was:
Fish and Bread
400
What are some ways that the Sumerians worshiped their gods?
Praying, Giving gifts, and Performing rituals
400
What do you call an established community of people with an organized language and religion?
A Civilization
400
Most families in Ur had how many children?
4 or 5 children
400
How did Sumerians water their crops?
Irrigation Canals
500
What was the name of the main government/religious temple that sat in the middle of Ur and other Mesopotamian cities?
Ziggurat
500
The Tigris and Euphrates are the names of:
Rivers
500
What is the name of the assistant of the school-father that wrote out assignments for the young students to copy and checked their work?
big brother
500
Shell inlay and what blue stone were combined to make a picture on clay?
Lapis Lazuli
500
Sumerian farmers might have been the first people to use the:
Wheel
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