Sumerians developed a math system based on the number _________. 60

___________________ are perhaps Sumer’s most famous works of art. Cylinder seals

__________________ is the story of a legendary Sumerian king. Gilgamesh

Sumerians were skilled in the field of _________________, the science of building. architecture

A _____________________ was a writer, often hired to keep track of the items people traded. scribe

A ___________________ is a pyramid-shaped temple tower that rose above each Sumerian city. ziggurat

__________ are long poems that tell the story of a hero. Epics

The Sumerians developed __________________ the world’s first system of writing. cuneiform

Among the contributions of the Sumerians to modern society was the ___________, and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons. wheel

The earliest written communication was through _____________________, or picture symbols. pictographs