Sumerian Jobs
Most people in ancient Sumer had this as their job.
Farmer
Who was in the lowest class in Sumer?
Enslaved people
What was the writing in Sumeria called?
cuneiform
Sumerians invented this important tool to help carry people and stuff
wagon wheel
Who invented the 60-second minute and the 60-minute hour?
Sumerians
Some skilled workers in ancient Sumer who made metal products, cloth or pottery. What were they called?
Artisans
Who could go to school in ancient Sumer, males or females?
Males
Sumerian writing was written on what?
clay tablets
Sumerians invented this important tool that helps farmers break up the soil.
the plow
The Sumerians invented a number system based on what number?
60
People in Sumer were divided into how many social classes?
Three.
Could women in ancient Sumer sell property and run businesses?
What's another word for record keepers, a job that people could have if they learned how to write?
scribes
Sumerians mixed copper and tin to create?
bronze
The Sumerians developed a 12-month calendar based on the cycles of what?
The moon
Who was in the highest social class of the people of Sumer?
Kings, priests and government officials
What was called the "land between two rivers?"
Mesopotamia
What is the oldest known story called?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerians invented this to help water get to crops, and grow their food supply.
irrigation
__________ is a trading system in which people exchange goods without using money.
barter
Who was in the middle class of the people of Sumer?
Artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers
Some rulers created a written set of rules, also known as?
Law codes
What tool was used to write Sumerian writing?
a sharp-ended reed
Sumerians invented this, which helps people move faster and easier on water.
Sailboat
The Sumerians invented the idea of a circle having this many degrees.
360