Sumerian Roles
Name 2 roles in the Sumerian Society
Any of the given: Lugal, Priests/Aristocratic Nobles,Merchants,Farmers or Slaves.
What is the ultimate bridge to survival?
Human Social Structures
What is Cuneiform
It is the 1st writing system made
What is the lowest role in the Sumerian Society?
Slaves
What was fully integrated into peoples lives?
Religion
What did the Sumerian Civilization lay the groundwork for?
Civilization
What is the highest role in Sumerian Society?
Lugal/king
What was the name of the earliest formal written law?
Code of Ur-Nammu
What is base 60 math?
60 minutes in an hour and 360 degrees is a circle
What is the middle class in Sumerian Society?
Merchants
What did the Sumerians believe the Gods did?
create order from chaos
What is the need for writing systems in societies?
To maintain order in our society
Name all 5 roles in order of the Sumerian Society
Lugal - Priests - Merchants - Farmers - Slaves
What did Human social structure organize?
(Has to be in order)
Power, Labor, Resources
What is the basis of urban living and infrastructure we use today
Irrigation and trade systems