Lesson 5 Vocab And Study Guide Flashcards
A craftsperson
Artisan
A task or problem that test a person’s abilities
Challenge
A society marked by development arts, government, and social structure
Civilization
To 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 used wedge-shores characters
Cuneiform
A way of life that offers much than what is necessary
Luxury
A person who makes none by selling goods
Merchant
An interconnected system of channels or lines
Network
A symbol that stands for an object
Pictograph
Someone who is trained in 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
Ziggurat
A society has a. If it has enough for its people
Stable food supply
Witch ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two- story house near the center of the city
Priest, kings Nobles, Government
Small mud-brick house at the edge of the city were the homes of
Farmers and Fishers
Witch inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer
Plow/irration system
Who has the following responsibilities lead the army
Kings
Witch Sumerians
Belief about the king help strengthen the social order
Gods
Why were scribes important in Sumerians government
Wrote down laws
Witch inventions made it possible for Sumerians armies to use chariots
Wheels
The evidence found found by archaeologists shows that sumeraians were not prehistoric
Written records
What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform
Wedge shaped stylus
Records of the goods people exchange were made on
Clay tablets
What invention added strength and beauty to Sumerians buildings
U or V shaped doorways
