1. Lesson 6 At School or Home

2. School Only boys from wealthy families attended school Only boys from wealthy families attended school 6 free days each month 6 free days each month Learned cuneiform Learned cuneiform Teacher: “the man in charge of the whip” Teacher: “the man in charge of the whip” Tablet-house: school building Tablet-house: school building School-father: chief teacher School-father: chief teacher “big brother”: assistant who wrote out assignments and checked work “big brother”: assistant who wrote out assignments and checked work

3. Proverbs Proverbs: wise sayings Proverbs: wise sayings (Do not write these in your notes, just be familiar with them) (Do not write these in your notes, just be familiar with them) “A sweet word is everybody’s friend” “A sweet word is everybody’s friend” “A loving heart builds the home; a hating heart destroys the home” “A loving heart builds the home; a hating heart destroys the home” “A scribe whose hand moves as fast as the mouth, that’s a scribe for you” “A scribe whose hand moves as fast as the mouth, that’s a scribe for you”

4. Home Life Family slept on roof Family slept on roof Houses made of mud Houses made of mud Girls stayed home and learned housekeeping Girls stayed home and learned housekeeping Boys learned trades or skills from fathers and went to school Boys learned trades or skills from fathers and went to school Marriages were arranged Marriages were arranged Discipline was harsh Discipline was harsh Played musical instruments in the evening Played musical instruments in the evening

5. Sumerian Instruments

6. Numbering the Years B.C.: Stands for “before Christ” B.C.: Stands for “before Christ” A.D.: stands for anno domini, which means “in the year of the Lord” A.D.: stands for anno domini, which means “in the year of the Lord” B.C. comes after the year (43 B.C.) B.C. comes after the year (43 B.C.) A.D. comes before the year (A.D. 25) A.D. comes before the year (A.D. 25)