lessn 5 study guide and vocab Flashcards
artisan
a craftsperson
challenge
a task or problem that tests a persons abilities
civilization
a society marked by developed arts sciences goverment and social structure
create
to bring something new into being
cultures
a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of society or group of people
cuneiform
writing that uses wedge shaped characters
luxury
a way of life that offers much more than what is necessary
merchanta
person who makes money by selling goods
network
am inter connected system off channels or lines
pictograph
a symbol that stand for an object
professional
someone who is trained in a particular career
scribe
a person who writes
social structure
the way a civilization is organized
technology
the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
ziggurat
an ancient mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
a society has a _____ if it has enough for its people
stable food stable
which surmerians most likely live in two story house near the center of the city
they were priests kings and nobles and goverment officials
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of
farmer and fishers
Which inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
the plow and irrigation systems
Who had the following responsibilities? (lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built)
the kings gave the orders
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
helped record laws
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
the wheel
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
they had written records
What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform
writing that uses wedge-shaped character
Record of the goods people exchanged were made on
wet clay
What invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
arch
which sumerian bellflower about king helped strengthen the social
he supported by the gods
