Inventions
This was used as a spinning table, where clay would be placed while it was being formed.
What is the potter's wheel
The belief in many gods
polytheism
The area where Sumer was located
The Fertile Crescent
What happened to the Sumerians?
They were conquered one city-state at a time by Sargon
A Sumerian mythical figure who was part god and part man
Gilgamesh
These were left behind by the Ubaid culture.
What is pottery (and farming tools)
A system of writing in which marks are wedge shape and are symbols for words
cuneiform
Why did the Sumerians invent a standard measure for weight?
To help with trade -- they wanted to measure their grain harvests
A military leader who conquered city states in Sumeria
Sargon
Name three of the Sumerian inventions
360 day calendar
written language
plow, sickle, hoe,
attached wheels to cards
This was added to copper in order to make a stronger material for farming tools.
It was called __________
What is tin
Bronze
Another name for god
deity
The Sumerians are best known for this
What are written records?
Sargon
How did the people know the laws of Hammurabi?
They were engraved on a stone (stela) and placed for all to see
This is a bucket attached to a pole, which allowed for a swinging motion and aided in irrigation.
Shaduf
A tall brick temple built like a step pyramid
ziggurat
The highest social class right under the king
What were priests?
What is Babylon
What are the 5 C's?
Characters
Circumstances
Conflict
Change
Christ
This is what the Sumerians were best known for.
Written records (cuneiform)
A city and all its surrounding farmlands
city state
The royal cemetery of Ur
Where did archaeologists find Sumerian tombs?
Wrote a code of 282 laws
Who is Hammurabi?
Why were the Sumerians known as problem solvers?
If they had a problem, they invented something to make life easier.