Social groups
Describe why priests were more important than any other social class
because they worship god and have a good relation ship
were they atheistic, monotheistic, or polytheistic?
polytheistic
described how Phoenicians changed language
By making symbols that represented sounds so scribes could sound out words
What are two things all Sumerians did or had in common
They all worshipped gods and were in a social group
What did they think the gods were like or could do?
Able to control Natural forces and protect their city-state and had human characteristics
what is the main economic activity of Mesopotamia
agriculture
Name two inventions Mesopotamians created to make farming easier and more
Irrigation
Seed Plow
which social group was largest in size
Farmers were the most populated
what was a Ziggurat and what was it used for
A ziggurat is a stepped pyramid with a shrine on top, attached to it used for government, religious, and celebratory purposes and every city-state had one.
what three things did Mesopotamians use their rivers for
Silt, Shower water, drinking water
Name the earliest form of Sumerian art
pottery
how did Hammurabi´s Code treat different social classes?
If you were to break someone's arm of a high social class, you would get severely punished but if you were to break a slave's arm the punishment would be a lot more genuine.
order the social groups by power or wealth
Kings , Priests , crafts peoples traders and merchants , farmers and labors , slaves
Name two inventions Mesopotamians created to help make record-keeping better
business
Trade
which number was Sumerian math based on
16
Describe what Hammurabi´s Code was mainly used for
To keep track of laws trade and keep everyone safe
what are the five social groups in Sumer
Ruling class, upper class, middle class, working class, and enslaved class.
what was the first trading empire in Mesopotamia history
Phoenician empire
what was Sumerian writing called, what did people write it on, and what tool they used to write with it
It's called Cuneiform, it was written on dry clay with a stylus
Who was Hammurabi?
The king of Babylonian empire