Lesson 5 Vocab/ Study Guide Flashcards
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Artisan
A craftperson
Challenge
A task or problem that tests a person’s abilities
Civilization
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
Create
To bring something new into being
Culture
A characteristic of civilization that includes the belief
S and behaviors of a 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
Network
An interconnected system of channels or lines
Professional
Someone who is trained in a particular career
Scribe
A person who writes
Social Structure
The way a civilization is organized
Ziggurat
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
Pictograph
A symbol that stands for an object
Technology
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
Merchant
A person who makes money by selling goods
A society has a ___ if it has enough for its people
Stable food supply
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two story house near the center of the city?
Priests
Nobles
Kings
Government officials
Small mud brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ___
Farmers fishers
Which inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
Plow
Irrigation systems
Who had the following responsibilities? (Lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built)
King
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
Th gods supported them
Why were scribes important in Sumerians government?
Helped record laws and contracts
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Wheels
What evidence found by archeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
Written records
