Chapter 3 Section 3 Flashcards
1
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Cuneiform
A
The world’s first system of writing . Symbols could represent syllables or words
They used sharp tools called styluses
First used to keep business records
2
Q
Pictograph
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Picture symbols
3
Q
Scribe
A
Writer
4
Q
Epic
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Long poems that told the stories of heroes
5
Q
Sumerian Advances
A
The Wheel ( one of the most important)
The plow
Clock
Sewers
Math - system based on the number 60
Science
Medicine
6
Q
Architecture
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The science of building
The Sumerians used bricks made of mud
7
Q
Ziggurat
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A pyramid-shaped temple tower
8
Q
Cylinder Seals
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Sumerians most famous works of art
Stone cylinders engraved with designs. They required great skill to make
