Characteristics of Civilization
Out of the listed characteristics, which is NOT one of Civilization.
A) stable food supply
B) highly developed spoken language
C) advances in technology
D) a system of government
B) highly developed spoken language
(It's highly developed written language)
A complex society can only thrive if its members have the ____________ they need to survive.
food
AT the highest social level was priests, _________ and _________.
kings, nobles, or government officials
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
A) He cared most about the rich people.
B) He consulted with wise advisors.
C) He was supported by the gods.
D) He wanted everyone to be satisfied.
C) He was supported by the gods.
Cuneiform
Fill in the blank:
One characteristic of Civilization is a ______________ system, which involves a set of beliefs and forms of worship.
Religious or Religion
Sumerians invented two key adaptations to help them create a stable food supply. One of these inventions was their complex _________________ systems.
irrigation
At the middle level were ________________ and _________________
merchants and artisans
Who were the people who wrote the laws of the Sumerian government?
scribes
A square shaped religious temple that was built by the Sumerians was called the _________________.
Ziggurat
1 characteristic of civilization is a highly developed way of life that includes the ___________, such as painting, architecture, music, and literature.
arts
One invention that the Sumerians created to help them create a stable food supply was the __________
plow
Among artisans were skilled ___________________, who used metals like gold, silver, tin, lead, copper, and bronze.
metalworkers
Small mud brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ________________.
farmers
For musical entertainment ancient Sumerians used these instruments: (list 2 or more)
drums, pipes, lyres
This invention added strength and beauty to buildings.
the arch