Chapter 2 - Ancient Sumer Flashcards
Where was Sumer located?
In the southern part of Mesopotamia.
What were the most common occupations in ancient Sumer?
Farmers and herdsmen.
What other types of occupations were there in Sumer?
Sculptors, metalsmiths, cloth-makers, those who studied astronomy, medicine, and law.
What were the two most important Sumerian inventions?
The wheel and writing.
What two types of architecture originated with the Sumerians?
The arch and the dome.
What was the basis for the religion in Sumer?
Superstition.
Where were the schools in Sumer, and who were the teachers?
The schools were in the temple and the priests were the teachers.
Who went to school?
Boys from wealthy families.
Who were the teachers in Ancient Sumer
Priests
What is the southern part of Sumer called?
Chaldea
What was the name of the most imporant Sumerian city?
Ur.
Where was Ur?
In the southern part of Sumer, called Chaldea.
What was the name of the king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built?
Ur-Nammu
Who was a famous citizen of Ur before God called him to Canaan?
Abram (Abraham)
What was the name of the Sumerian moon god?
Nanna.
Mediterranean Sea
Mt. Ararat
Babylon
Ur
Mesopotamia
Tigris River
Euphrates River
