Lesson 5 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
A craftsperson
Artisan
A task or problem that tests a person’s abilities
Challenge
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, 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 uses wedge-shaped characters
Cuneiform
A way of life that offers much more than what is necessary
Luxury
A person who makes money 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 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
Ziggurat
A society has ______ if it has enough for its people.
Food
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
Priests, kings, nobles, government officials
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ______.
Farmers and Fishers
Which inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
Plow and irrigation systems
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?
He was supported by the gods
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
They recorded laws and contacts
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 has their own written language
What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?
Wedge-shaped stylus
Record of the goods people exchanged were made on ____.
Clay tablets
What invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
Arches
