Chapter 6 Flashcards
Levee
Wall of Earth Built to prevent a river from flooding
Cuneiform
writing that uses wedge-shaped structures on clay tablets.
Civilization
Culture marked by development in arts, sciences government and social structure
City-States
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws.
Arch
A building technique that add strength and beauty to the architecture.
Social Structure
The way a society or civilization is organized.
Pictograph
A symbol that stands for an object
Culture
Beliefs and behaviors of a group of people.
Irrigation Systems
way of supplying land with water for growing crops
Scribe
A person who writes.
One job was to write down the laws.
Mesopotamia
In greek means located between two rivers.
Chariot
2 wheeled vehicle
Technology
use tools and other inventions for daily life.
What does it mean if a society has a stable food supply?
A society has a stable food supply if it has enough food to feed all of its people all of the time.
What change led people to move south to the plains
Overpopulation caused people to move south to Sumer (flat land with little rain)
Why did the Sumerian villages join together and work together to create the first cities?
Sumerian villages joined and worked together to maintain the irrigation systems that would get clogged with sale
How was Sumerian religion and government connected.
Sumerians believed that the kind was chosen by the gods.
What evidence shows that Sumerians were not Prehistoric?
Written records were evidence that Sumerians were not prehistoric
The upper class, common class and slaves are examples of which characteristic of civilization for ancient Sumer? Describe where each group lived within a city state.
The classes are examples of social structure.
In Sumerian city-states. Farmers lived in small mud-brick houses at the edgeof the city.
Government officials and landowners lived in large and luxurious two-story homes in the center of the city.
A ziggurat is an example of which characteristic of civilization
A ziggurat is an example of religion because it was a temple tower with an outside staircase and shrine/temple on top
Musicians, Architects and painters of ancient summer represent which characteristics of Civilization
Culture. Musicians played drums Lyre and other instruments for entertainment.
What were some inventions of the ancient Sumerians? Which invention most affected food supply?
Sumerians invented the plow, wheel, and irrigation system. The plow most affected food supply
Why were Sumer Ur Uruk Called City states
Sumer , Ur , and Uruk were called city states because they were like independent countries. They had their own leader, laws/rules and farmland.
They built mud-brick walls and moats around the city state to protect it from invaiders.
Akkadian Empire
- 2300-2100 BCE
*Leader=Sargon
*Capital= Agade
Achievements= Tight military, shields/spears, stele, Collected tributes, Knock down city-state walls
