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

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

3. __________________ is the story of a legendary Sumerian king.
Gilgamesh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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