Vocabulary
What is cuneiform?
A writing system invented in 3100 BC by the Sumerians
What is a city state?
A city state has there own government and wore ships there own gods or goddess.
The sumerians made the circle have ____degrees.
what is 360 degrees?
The tigris and euphrates rivers _____ because of steady rain fall.
what is flooded?
sumerians developed their civilaion in about ________B.C.E.
when is 3500 B.E.C.?
What is irrigation?
Moving water to one place to another
What are the four responsibilities of an ensi?
Military; trade; judge; head of village ceremonies.
they invented the first _____ veical.
what is wheeled?
Now what country is Mesopotamia in?
Where is Irac?
When were levees invented?
3500 BCE
What is Enzi?
Who doubled as the high priest and ruler
What was the purpose of a ziggurat?
Gods/goddesses lived in them
______ is a mix of tin and copper.
what is Bronze?
about how many city state are in sumer.
what is 8-14?
Sumer was one of the earliest societies to develop _______ that led to food surpluses
agriculture
what is a division of labor?
When they start building in other things
What are the five jobs that Sumerians had?
Pot-making; baking; building; weaving; scuplting
the sumerians came up with a _____ ______ based off 60.
What is a number system?
what are the 2 rivers surrounding mesopotamia?
what is the tigris and euphrates river?
sumer was one of the earliest society to devople _______ that lead to food surpluses.
agriculture
What is ziggurats?
Wall around the big temple. Made of mudbrick
Why was cuneiform invented?
to keep a record of trading with other city-states
the first written language was __________.
what is cuneiform?
The ______ mountains are east of sumer.
what are the zagros?
What was passed down to the ancient Greeks and Romans from the Sumerians?
culture