L5 Flashcards
A craftsperson
Artisan
A task or problem that tests a person’s abilities
Challenge
Yo bring something new into being
Create
A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
Culture
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
Cuneiform
A way of life that offers much more than what is necessary
Luxury
An interconnected system of channels or lines
Network
A symbol that stands for an object
Pictograph
Someone who is trained in a particular career
Professional
A person who writes
Scribe
The way a civilization is organized
Social structure
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
Technology
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
Zigguratt
A person who makes money by selling goods
Merchant
Civilization
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.
A society has a (blank) if it has enough for its people
Stable food supply
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
Gov. Officials, priests, nobles, kings,
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of
Farmers and Fishers
Which inventions most effected the food supply in Sumer?
Plow, irrigation system
Who had the following responsibilities?(lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built)
Kings
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
Gods supported the kings
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
They recorded laws and contracts
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
The wheel
Hat evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
Written records
