SS L5 Vocab/ Study Guide Flashcards
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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 outside staircases and a shrine at the top
Ziggurat
A society has a ______ if it has enough for its people
A stable food supply
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
Kings, priests, nobles, government officials
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of
Farmers and fishermen
Which inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
Plow and irrigation systems
Who has the following responsibilities? (lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built)
King
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
He was supported by the gods
Why were the scribes important in Sumerian government
They wrote down laws/ contracts
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots
Wheel
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric
They had a complex written language
