Government
What type of government did Sumerians have?
a Monarchy
How many social classes did Sumerians have?
3
Sumerians invented a method for watering their crops, what is it called?
Irrigation
What two rivers run through Sumer, Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
People who lived in Sumer were called...
Sumerians
If the king died who would take the thrown?
The closest male family member
What determined an individuals social class?
Wealth and occupation
What is the name of the writing system that Sumerians invented?
Cuneiform
What desert is just south of Mesopotamia?
Syrian Desert
What economic system was used in Sumer that include the exchange of goods or services?
The Barter System
In order to form functioning governments, Sumerians formed independent... what?
City-States
Who was a part of the highest social class?
Warriors, Priests, Government Officials, Kings
After charting the moon cycles, Sumerians were able to create this
12 month lunar calendar
Snow melt from what mountain range would cause flooding in Sumer each spring?
Taurus Mountains
Kings' wives had no political power, but some did own...
Land
Population of City-States ranged from 5000 to ____?
20,000
Which social class represented the largest portion of the population?
The middle class (ie; farmers, merchants, artisans)
Sumerians created a place value system in mathematics based on what number?
60
What landscape feature made it difficult to travel and communicate with other cities?
Mudflats
Who ruled City-States before the Monarchy government was established?
The ruler of a City-State would live in a temple located where?
In the middle of the city
What was the role of the woman in society?
Women were homemakers who would raise the children
The worlds earliest known story, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is how many years old?
4000 years old
Sumer shared a bank/shoreline with this southeastern salt water feature
The Persian Gulf
Name all three cities that were the first to be established in Sumer
Ur, Uruk, Eridu