1. Ancient sumer – characteristics of a civilization Chapter 5
Mr. Campione

2. Government and Religion
Jeopardy
Vocabulary
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Food Supply and Social Structure
Government and Religion
Culture,
Technology,
and Writing
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3. $100 Question from H1 A characteristic of civilization that includes
the beliefs and behaviors of a society or
group of people (Examples include the food
you eat and ways you act)

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Culture

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A person who writes

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Scribe

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A symbol that stands for an object

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Pictograph

9. $400 Question from H1 An upside-down U or V-shaped structure that
supports weight above it, as in a doorway

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Arch

11. $500 Question from H1 The way a society or civilization
is organized (Example is social classes)

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Social Structure

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Importance

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Status

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An ancient Mesopotamian
temple tower

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Ziggurat

17. $300 Question from H2 A culture marked by developments
in arts, sciences, government, and
social structure

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Civilization

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A two-wheeled vehicle
pulled by a horse

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Chariot

21. $500 Question from H2 The use of tools and other
inventions for practical purposes

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Technology

23. $100 Question from H3 What level were the merchants and craftspeople
such as metalworkers, farmers, and fishermen?

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Common Class

25. $200 Question from H3 What level were priests,
government officials, and land owners
which had the large and luxurious 2 story
houses in the center of the city?

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Upper Level

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Explain the purpose of irrigation
systems.

28. $300 Answer from H3 Direct water to their land to ensure
There is water to help grow their
Crops.

29. $400 Question from H3 How did a plow help the Sumerians
With their crops?

30. $400 Answer from H3 Helps to mix the dirt so the farmers
Have fresh dirt for their crops.

31. $500 Question from H3 Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation
systems and plows.
What characteristic of a civilization are
irrigation systems and
plows examples of inventions
to help with?

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Ensure a Stable Food Supply

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Who was the leader of the
Government in Sumer?

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The king

35. $200 Question from H4 What includes set of beliefs in a
god or gods with forms of worship?

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Religion

37. $300 Question from H4 What do historians call what the Sumerians would
do which is the killing of a person or
An animal an offering to god?

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Sacrifice

39. $400 Question from H4
What is the idea of believing in
many gods?

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Polytheism

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What are 2 jobs of the king?

42. $500 Answer from H4 1) enforced laws 2) collected taxes
3) building temples and
4) ensuring irrigation systems
were cleaned and useful

43. $100 Question from H5 What invention was created to
Help the Sumerians carry goods
Over further distances and easier
With a cart?

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Wheel

45. $200 Question from H5 What invention was built above doorways
and added strength and beauty to Sumerian
Buildings?

46. $200 Answer from H5
Arch

47. $300 Question from H5 What was created around 2400 BCE and was used
in earliest forms to record information about trades
Sumerians made?

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Cuneiform

49. $400 Question from H5
What was believed to bring joy to gods and included
people playing instruments and singing including
love songs?

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Music

51. $500 Question from H5 What was the sharp pointed tool called
to write into clay tablets?

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Stylus

53. Final Jeopardy Explain how housing was different for those
In the Upper Class as compared to those in
Common class.

54. Final Jeopardy Answer Upper Class- usually 2 story
Homes in center of city
Common Class- 1 story houses
On the outside of city