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Inventions
Characteristics of civilizations
Government and technology
100
This invention affected the food supply by allowing people to prepare the soil before planting seeds
What is the plow
100
This characteristic means that the society has enough food for its people
What is stable food supply
100
This person was responsible for leading the army, enforcing laws, and having temples built
Who is the king
200
This invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots
What is the wheel
200
This characteristic means that the society had language and was no longer considered prehistoric
What is writing
200
People believed that the king was chosen by the _________
Who are the gods
300
This invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings
What is the arch
300
This characteristic means that certain people were considered to be at different levels in society
What is social structure
300
The most important Sumerian invention
What is the wheel
400
_____________ systems included canals, reservoirs, and dams
What is irrigation
400
This characteristic includes music and painting
What is the arts
400
These people helped record laws for the king
Who are scribes
500
This written language was made using a wedge-shaped stylus
What is cuneiform
500
A ziggurat would be most closely related to this characteristic
What is religion
500
This means the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
What is technology