Characteristics
This characteristic is defined as having enough food for everyone
stable food supply
this technology allowed for the control of water
irrigation
what was the most important piece of technology that came from Sumer that we still use today
wheel
ziggurats
cuneiform
This characteristic is defined by having a set of beliefs (usually in god or gods) and worship
religion
this technology allowed farmers to plant seeds much quicker
plow
this technology added beauty and strength to buildings
arches
what did the sumerians believe about ziggurats
they were home to the gods
what group of people was the lowest social class, and how did they become that way
enslaved people, captured in war
This characteristic is defined as music, painting, and architecture
arts
a stable food supply developed due to _________(farming) and _______________of animals
agriculture, domestication
what are the three things that make up art
painting, music, architecture
What did the Sumerians try to do daily
please the gods with everything they do
what four groups of people were in the highest class of society
king, nobles, priests, and government officials
This characteristic is defined as advances that make life easier
technology
What social class would farmers have been in? Where would farmers have lived?
middle class, small mud brick houses outside of the city
it pleased the gods
Who was one of the gods/goddesses that Ancient Sumerians believed in and what did they believe that god/goddess was responsible for
answers vary
what does cuneiform mean in latin and what tools were used to created it
wedge, a stylus and clay tablet
Give a characteristic of civilizations, define it, and describe how we know it was present in Ancient Sumer
answers vary
What invention has the GREATEST impact on food supply and why?
plow, allowed for faster planting
what are two things that the Sumerians used the wheel for?
wheeled carts to move goods and chariots for the army
the ancient sumerians believed in more than god, what word means believing in more than one god
polytheistic
what four groups made up the middle class
artisans, farmers, fishermen and merchants