In the fields
A way to keep water out and a way to bring water in
Irrigation
At the center of every town
A ziggurat
A solid temple shaped like a pyramid
Ziggurat
A way of writing
Cuneiform
The meaning of the word Mesopotamia
Land between rivers
Watch out for this in the spring!
Floods
what do you need to shop within Sumer?
Barley
Why did most temples not survive to this day?
They were built of mud brick
a replacement for pen and paper
A reed and a clay tablet
Mesopotamia was part of this
The Fertile Crescent
Flood water left this behind
3 resources Sumerians did not have
Wood, metal, stone, grapevines, precious stones…
A way to know what the gods wanted
Examine the guts of a freshly killed sheep
A pretty place for fish and a song by Ed Sheeran
The first aquarium and the first love songs
Which country today was Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq
Give 2 uses for each of the 3 main crops.
Barley: bread (flour), beer
Sesame: baking, seasoning, oil
Dates: eat fresh or dried, wine, wood for building, leaves for thatching
The only people who could read and write AND one man to rule them all
Scribes and the lugal
why were their temples built high?
They believed the gods lived in the distant mountains and would be more comfortable
Why would it be impossible to carry your homework home?
Written on dried clay tablets…too heavy!
5000, 3000, and 1000
How long ago it started, how Mesopotamia lasted, how long Sumer lasted
Working together on big projects led to 2 opposite things (one good, one bad)
Cooperation and conflict
A result of not everyone having to farm
Time to develop other skills
The belief in many gods
Polytheistic
A book in the Bible OR “The early bird gets the worm!” “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched!” for example
The first proverbs
Describe the decline of Sumer in 5 main points
Flood waters left behind salt
Crops couldn’t grow
People moved away
Invaders came
Other cities became more powerful