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Farming
Writing
...if you Build it
Inventions
Gone, But not forgotten
100
This means rich soil, good for growing crops
What is fertile?
100
Instead of paper, the Mesopotamians used this for writing
What are clay tablets?
100
this was a large pyramid structure with staircases leading to the top
What is a ziggurat?
100
Originally built to help shape pottery, these were later used to help move heavy loads more easily than carrying by hand.
What is the wheel?
100
Any process that brings water to fields for farming
What is irrigation?
200
These were dug to carry water from the rivers to the fields.
What are canals?
200
This is the name of the ancient writing that the Sumerians invented
What is cuneiform?
200
This structure was used by ancient cultures to worship their gods and goddesses
What is a temple?
200
To help keep up with trading, this system kept track of amounts spent and bought.
What is mathematics?
200
The civilizations of Mesopotamia developed in 6000-5000 BCE. What does BCE mean?
What is "before the Common Era"?
300
These are two of the main crops grown and traded by the Mesopotamians.
What are wheat, barley, sesame, or flax?
300
Writing and mathematics were invented to help keep up with this activity.
What is trading?
300
A person in charge of religious ceremonies and teaching
What is a priest?
300
This metal was made from copper and tin, it was strong and used for tools and weaponry
What is bronze?
300
If you arrange dates in the order that they happen, they are in _________ order.
What is chronological?
400
This short, hand held blade was curved to make it easier to cut stalks of grain.
What is a sickle?
400
People who were trained to read and write were known as this....
What is a scribe?
400
Most of the buildings in Mesopotamia and Sumer were made of these because there very few trees.
What are mud bricks?
400
These were used to help break up soil and dirt to make farming easier
What is a plow?
400
This is the small area of writing found below a picture and explaining what it means.
What is a caption?
500
This long hand held tool is used to cut grain by making big sweeps from side to side.
What is a scythe?
500
This object was used to make the marks in the clay for cuneiform writing.
What is a stylus?
500
Most cities had these around the outside of the buildings for protection.
What are walls?
500
Calendars were created after Sumerians observed the sun, moon, stars and their cycles. This study is called....
What is astronomy?
500
Means "old stone age"
What is Paleolithic?