The Civilization of Sumer
The Development of Writing
Timeline/ Years
The Fertile Crescent
Other Empires
100

Rulers are on top, traders and officials are in the middle, slaves are at the bottom.

What is the Sumerian Social Hierarchy 

100

This is the written Language developed in Sumer

What is Cuneiform

100

Around 4000 BC this was used to make working with clay much easier

What is a Pottery Wheel

100

This system of watering crops was developed and used in Sumer.

What is Irrigation. 

100

Sippar, Babylon, Kishi, Rippur, Lagash, Uruk, and Ur all have this in common.

What are places in Mesopotamia. 

200

The Sumerians worshipped many gods

What is Polytheism 

200

This place is where many considered the earliest signs of writing

Where is Egypt?

200

These vehicles were used in war around 1500 BC

What is a Chariot

200

Spring Floods posed a __________ to farmers

What is a Danger?

200

Hammurabi took this role in 1792 BC

What is become King of Babylon

300
Important temples in Sumer that the priests ran

What is a Ziggurat?

300

This overall development took a long period of time and was very difficult.

What is developing a Language

300

The King's Chariot for War had this many wheels. 

What is 4 Wheels?

300

This place "gave birth" to one of the world's first farming communities

What is the Fertile Crescent

300

Sargon's Large and Well Equipped Army helped him successfully accomplish this goal. 

What is unite Mesopotamia/ Unite the city states of Sumer?

400

The Sumerian Mathematical/ Number system is based on this number?

What is 60?

400

This person's job is to write things down

What is a Scribe?

400

Around 3000 BC Sumerian cities merged into this. 

What is Mesopotamia? 

400

These are the two rivers found in the Fertile Crescent

What are the Euphrates and Tigris 

400

This written code was the first set of Laws present for everyone to see

What was Hammurabi's Code

500

These two important inventions helped Sumerians progress and develop. 

What is the Wheel and Plow

500

Before letters, these were the main forms of delivering or recording information.

What are pictographs?

500

Around 1792 BC this person became King of Babylon

Who is Hammurabi?

500

The Greek translation of this is Mesopotania?

What is the "Land between the rivers"

500

This person ruled the Akkadian Empire for 50 years

Who is Sargon the Great