Hunter-Gatherers
This is the reason why humans were able to access lands that were previously frozen.
Ice glaciers melted.
This is a disadvantage of living in a village.
overcrowding, disease, violence
This refers to the watering of crops.
irrigation
These people kept official business records.
scribe
The belief in many gods and goddesses
polytheism
These were the very first types of tools early humans used.
sticks and stones
This is an advantage of living in a village.
plenty of food and protection from invaders
This is the fine, rich soil deposited by flooding rivers.
silt
This is the reason why Sumerians developed the first system of writing.
to keep business records
This was the center of city life.
ziggurat
Early humans moved around to follow these.
animals and seasonal plants
This refers to having more than you need to survive.
surplus
The is the first system of writing, which used a system of symbols.
pictograph
This is the reason why Sumerians pleased their gods.
to protect people from danger, such as drought, floods, and invasions
Humans used cave paintings to honor this.
spirits of animals killed for food
This is the skill in one type of work.
specialization
Name the two rivers in Mesopotamia.
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
This is a form of wedge-shaped writing.
cuneiform
People made offerings to these people.
priests and priestesses
This refers to humans tending to plants and raising animals.
domestication
This refers to th.e people who had the most influence on Sumerian society
priests
This means "land between rivers."
Mesopotamia
Scribes were important because they left behind these things.
records of daily life
Name the four main Sumerian gods.
wind, sky, water, foothills