1. NB pg. 5.4 and 5.5 NB pg. 5.8 Vocabulary Vocabulary and 5.9
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2. What jobs are on the top of the Sumerian Social structure?
(section 5.4 nb pg. 34)
What jobs are on the top of the Sumerian Social structure?

3. Priests, Landowners, Government Officials

4. (section 5.4 nb pg. 34) What jobs are on the middle of the Sumerian social structure?

5. Merchants, artisans, farmers, and fishers.

6. What “job” is in the bottom of the Sumerian social structure?
(section 5.4 nb pg 34)
What “job” is in the bottom of the Sumerian social structure?

7. slaves

8. Why did religious beliefs in Sumer make the government more powerful?
(section 5.5 nb pg 35)
Why did religious beliefs in Sumer make the government more powerful?

9. They said god chose the king so the kings were important.

10. What were the duties of government in Sumerian city-states?
(section 5.5 nb pg 35)
What were the duties of government in Sumerian city-states?

11. Enforced the law, collected taxes, built temples, made irrigation systems, and led the city-states army.

12. What is a religious system?
(section 5.6 nb pg 35)
What is a religious system?

13. A set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods, and forms of worship.

14. Why was religion important in Sumer?
(section 5.6 nb pg 35)
Why was religion important in Sumer?

15. Religion influenced everyday life
Religion influenced everyday life. It also bound the people together in a common way of life.

16. Name three types of artists in Sumer and explain what each one did.
(section 5.7 nb pg 36)
Name three types of artists in Sumer and explain what each one did.

17. Metalworkers: weapons and cups Architects: designed temples and arches
Musicians: sung and played instruments

18. Why was music an important art in Sumer?
(section 5.7 nb pg 36)
Why was music an important art in Sumer?

19. Sumerians believe music brought joy to the gods and people.

20. What did Sumerians do before the wheel?
(section 5.8 nb pg 36)
What did Sumerians do before the wheel?

21. People dragged their goods on flat-bottomed carts called sledges.

22. What did people do after the wheel?
(section 5.8 nb pg 36)
What did people do after the wheel?

23. Oxen could drag three times more weight on a wheeled cart.

24. Why was the arch such an important technological advance?
(section 5.8 nb pg 36)
Why was the arch such an important technological advance?

25. Arches added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings
Arches added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings. They also were a sign of upper-class homes.

26. (section 5.9 nb pg 37)
What were pictographs?

27. Writing that involved symbols that stand for real objects.

28. (section 5.9 nb pg 37)
What was cuneiform?

29. Writing that uses wedge shaped characters that the Sumerians created
Writing that uses wedge shaped characters that the Sumerians created. It was etched into clay tablets.

30. (section 5.9 nb pg 37)
Why do you think cuneiform was a better method of communication than pictographs?

31. Cuneiform was a more advanced way of writing
Cuneiform was a more advanced way of writing. It could convey specific ideas.

32. What is civilization?

33. A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.

34. What is social structure?

35. The way a civilization is organized. Its views on specific occupations.

36. What is technology?

37. Use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes.

38. What is a scribe?

39. A person who writers

40. What is a merchant?

41. A person who makes money by selling goods.

42. What is an artisan?

43. A craftsperson

44. What is a ziggurat?

45. A Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.

46. What is culture?

47. A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people.

48. Who is the best teacher in the world?

49. Of course, Mrs. Yarmolyk

50. What are the seven characteristics of civilization?

51. Social structure, stable food supply, government, writing, technology, religion, arts.