Vocabulary
What is the fine soil deposited by rivers?
What is SILT
What is the "land between the rivers?"
What is MESOPOTAMIA
Who was at the top of the social class?
Who is the KING
Sumerians were among the first to use this type of metal.
What is BRONZE
What is the writing in Sumer called?
What is CUNEIFORM
During this, the water level of the river would drop, making it hard to water crops?
What is a DROUGHT
Summers were hot and dry with less than 10 inches of rain, what type of climate is this called?
What is SEMIARID
Who was in the upper class with the king?
Who were PRIESTS
These are symobls that Sumerians drew on clay tablets.
What are PICTOGRAPHS
The Sumerians used a sharpened reed called this. We still have them around today, but in a different form.
What is a STYLUS
What is a structure in the center of the city which served many purposes including a temple, city hall, and storage of grain?
What is a ZIGGURAT
When rivers reached the plains, water overflowed onto this flat land bordering the banks. What is this land called?
What is a FLOODPLAIN
Farmers and artisans were considered this part of the social class.
What is the FREE CLASS or MIDDLE of the social class
Sumerians developed arithmetic to keep records of crops and trade goods. What do we have today because of this number system?
What is circles with 360 degrees or TIME based on 60 (60 seconds=1 min, 60 minutes=1 hour) or the CALENDAR
What type of math was invented by Sumerians that we use today? The Sumerians used a triangle to measure rope to set land boundaries. They also used rectangles and squares often to make bud bricks, build ramps, and dig canals.
What is GEOMETRY
Who is the highest ranked leader of a group of people?
Who is a KING
Mesopotamians learned how to control watter in order to water their crops, what is this called?
What is IRRIGATION
Sumerians believed their gods looked and acted like?
What are PEOPLE
All of the social classes included women, so their social positions varied widely. What was the role of upper-class women?
Who are PRIESTESSES
Sumerians invented many things to help with farming. List two of the most important inventions for farming.
What is the PLOW and WHEEL
What is a belief in many gods or goddesses?
What is POLYTHEISM
Mesopotamians had no forests to provide wood, because of this they had to build their homes from what?
What is MUD BRICK
Sumerians believe in four main gods. What were they?
What is SKY, WIND, FOOTHILLS, and FRESH WATER
Who specialized in writing and were professional record keepers. They were highly respected.
Who are SCRIBES
Sumerians were the first to use the metal bronze. This is a mixture of what two metals?
What is COPPER and TIN