Characteristics of Civilization & Stable Food Supply
Social Structure
Government
Art
Technology & Religion
100
What is a civilization
A society marked by developed arts, science, government, and social structures, writing, technology and stable food supply.
100
Who were in the middle class?
Merchants, Artisans, farmers, and fishers.
100
What were the jobs of the Sumerian King?
Enforced laws, led the army, collected taxes, built temples, and made sure the irrigation systems were maintained.
100
What are three types of artisans?
Metal workers, architect, and musicians
100
What is the most important invention?
The wheel
200
Name the challenges that Sumerians faced.
Hot summers little rain, and rivers flooded.
200
Who was on the top of the social ladder?
Priests, landowners, and government officials
200
What was the Sumerian King's most important job?
Leading the army
200
Why was music so important to the Sumerians?
They believed that music brought joy to the people and the Gods.
200
What added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
The Arch
300
Name one powerful city-state that most Sumerians lived in.
UR, Lagash, or Uruk
300
What is a merchant?
A person who makes money by selling goods.
300
What is a scribe?
A person who records the laws
300
What did metal workers make?
Weapons, cups, mirrors, and jewelry
300
What is an ancient Mesoptamia temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top?
Ziggurats
400
What were the two key things invented by Sumerians to help create a stable food supply?
Complex irrigation system and they built networks of canals, dams, and reservoirs to provide their crops with regular water supply.
400
What did metal workers make?
swords, arrowheads, tools, plows, & hoes
400
What are the two different types of soldiers?
Professional soldiers and temporary citizen soldiers
400
What is the definition of culture?
Characteristics of a civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people.
400
Name one artifact that shows evidence Sumerians had a some form of religion?
Seal of Two Gods, Married Couple
500
What is one object archeologists found that is evidence Sumerians had a stable food supply?
clay tablet.....
500
What type of homes did all three classes have and where were they located?
top - center of the city - had the largest, two story, mud houses, whitewashed walls and near the center of the city middle - small mudbrick homes on the edge of the city lowest - lived in owner's homes had no home of their own
500
Why was the king so powerful?
The Sumerians believed that the Gods chose the king and obeying the will of Gods were one of the Sumerians strongest belief.
500
How did Sumerians show that they valued their music?
They decorated their lyre
500
Why did Sumerians believe religion was so important?
They believed religion bound the people together. They tried to please the Gods by growing crops and settling disputes.
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