STS - SUMERIAN Flashcards
the writing system that utilizes _____________________ which are carved on
clay using ________________ and then left to dry.
word pictures and triangular symbols
wedge instruments
A: CUNEIFORM
Used to keep records of things with great historical
value or their everyday life
CUNEIFORM
the first true city in the world
URUK CITY
To build the city using only _______ from the
river, which they mixed with ___, producing ___________________
mud or clay
reeds
sunbaked bricks
A: URUK CITY
called the mountain of god
THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
was built in the same manner that they constructed the
city of _________.
Uruk
A: THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
Served as the sacred place of their chief God,
where their priests were allowed to enter.
THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
: to bring water for farmlands and
at the same time control the flooding of the rivers
IRRIGATION AND DIKES
Mode of transportation was through
waterways such as rivers and seas. It is used to carry
large quantities of products and is able to cover large
distances.
SAILBOATS
They wanted to discover faraway lands to settle
SAILBOATS
Essential in transportation and trading as well in
fostering culture, information and technology.
SAILBOATS
for farm work and food processes. Farmers
were able to mill grains with less effort in less time.
WHEEL
Human evolved from being food gatherers to
farm cultivators
PLOW
was invented to dig earth at a faster pace
PLOW
With this tool farmerms could cultivate larger
parcels of land faster.
PLOW
It is made with the same technology they used
in making ____________ that they laid down on the
ground.
sun-baked bricks
A: ROADS
Later poured _______, a black sticky
substance similar to asphalt, to smoothen the road.
Bitumen
A: ROADS
