sumerian Flashcards
1
Q
southern tip of mesopotamia
A
sumer
2
Q
- 1st writing system
- utilizes word pics
A
cuneiform
3
Q
- first true city
- built of mud/clay mixed w reeds & sunbaked
A
uruk city
4
Q
mountain of god
A
great ziggurat of ur
5
Q
created to bring water & control flooding rivers
A
irrigation & dikes
6
Q
from need of mode of transpo
A
sailboat
7
Q
not maide for culture but farm work & food process
A
wheel
8
Q
- result of evolving fr food gatherers to farm cultivators
- enabled to mass produce food w less effort & time
A
plow
9
Q
facilitate easier & faster travel
A
road
