No, every worker had a special job they were good at.
100
Complex institions are a form of.....
Advanced civilization
100
What did people use to communicate with?
People used pictures to symbolize their words in writing.
100
Did farmers keep there job after irrigation?
No because instead of working on a farm they can be closer to the water flow and make there own farm.
200
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Mesopotamia?
120°
200
Did Mesopotamia have good soil to grow crops?
Yes, they had good fertile soil called silt which made them grow good crops and have a surplus grain.
200
Why did the Sumerians build ziggurats?
To pray to the gods they believed in.
200
What was the purpose of record keeping?
Record keeping was used to keep track of things around the cities.
200
Where did the water from irrigation come from?
It came from the canals of the river to the people's farms.
300
Give 3 examples of the city-states in Sumer.
Kish, Nippur, and Ur
300
What jobs did the people have?
Build houses, make jewelry, sew, and make pottery.
300
What is it called when you believe in more than one god?
Polytheism
300
What did the Mesopotamians invent that helped record keeping?
They invented the first writing system.
300
What was the first tool ever made?
The water picker
400
Ur was the hometown of Abraham, an important person in three religions:
Judism, Christianity, and Islam.
400
What jobs did men and women have?
Men hunted, built, and went to school while women cooked and cleaned. Men were the only ones that went to school because woman did not have the same rights as men.
400
Why did the Sumerians believe in more than one god?
They pray to different gods for different needs.
400
What did the Sumerians do to keep the heat out of their homes?
Sumerians built mud walls that were several feet thick to keep out the heat.
400
What are the first 3 tools made in Sumer?
Water pick, calendar, wheel,
500
What geography did Mesopotamia have?
They had rivers, plains, hills, and mountains.
500
What were the social classes of Mesopotamia?
The unskilled workers were at the bottom, then the farmers and herders, traders and scribes, priests, and finally the most important person, the king.
500
What is an institution?
An institution is a group of people who have a specific purpose.
500
Where and why did the Sumerians cook their food?
The Sumerians cooked their food on their roofs to keep the heat and smoke out of their homes.