Vocabulary
What is "the land between two rivers?"
All civilizations have this, which allows them to eat.
What is a food supply?
When people in a civilization have different jobs it is called _______________.
What is division of labor?
This metal, made of copper and tin, allowed Sumerians to make more advanced tools.
What is bronze?
Music, art and building design are examples of this part of a civilization.
What is art and architecture?
The religious building that was the center of Sumerian life is a ___________________.
What is a ziggurat?
Because of its good soil, this land was referred to as?
What is the fertile crescent?
This is what Sumerian writing is called.
What is cuneiform?
This part of the civilization allows people to communicate.
What is language?
A settlement that has seven components plus a location is called a __________________.
What is a civilization?
The city of Sumer was located in this part of Mesopotamia.
What is Southern?
This invention helped Sumerians water their crops.
What is irrigation?
A civilization has one of these, which creates laws for citizens to live by.
What is a government?
To trade something for something else instead of buying it.
What is barter?
Name one modern country where Mesopotamia would be located today.
What are Iraq, Turkey and Syria?
What is a plow?
A civilization has different inventions and achievements that make up its ___________________.
What is technology?