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Mesopotamia Sumer Life & Society
Contributions Potpourri
Name for the land between the
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia is found in a region
that is part of which modern country?
What is Iraq?
This is the reason the area along the Tigris
& Euphrates Rivers is good for growing
crops
What is the land is
fertile from the silt?
What is the BEST way to describe the floodplain between
the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers?
What is a fertile?
This made other places in
Mesopotamia different from
Sumer
What is Sumer had ONE
government?
This is where most Sumerians lived AFTER
3000 BC
What is in city-states?
This is why Sumerians were able to develop
specialized skills
What is because there was a
surplus of food?
The reason Sumerians used mud to make
bricks
What is they had a plentiful supply of
mud/very little wood or stone?
Trade caused this to change in Sumer
What is the need to develop writing?
This group of people had the most power &
influence
Who are the priests?
These people made up the middle class of Sumerian society
Who are farmers & artisans?
The purpose of the
ziggurat?
What is for religious
services and rituals?
This was the lowest group in
Sumerian society
Who are slaves?
This group of people can be found in every
level of Sumerian society
Who are women?
These two items determined
social class in Sumer
What is your wealth &
occupation?
This was developed to keep business
records
What is writing?
This everyday use item was invented by the Sumerians
What is the wheel?
This invention made farming
easier
What is the plow?
The Sumerian writing system
first used these?
What are pictures
(pictographs)?
The reason historians know so much about Sumer
What is they left written
records (HISTORY!)
This is what Sumerians
depended on to grow crops
What are canals &
irrigation?
The main building
material for the Sumerians?
What is mud?
The role of gods in Sumer
What is to protect people?
A city with nearby villages & farms
What is a city-state?
Name examples for the following:
1. Specialized Workers2. Complex Institutions
3. Sumerian Cities4. Advanced Technology
5. Record Keeping
Name examples for the following:1. Specialized Workers – priests,
carpenters, potters, weavers, etc. 2. Complex Institutions – religion (the
temple), government, army, school, etc.3. Sumerian Cities – Kish, Nippur, Ur, etc. 4. Advanced Technology – plow, wheel,
bronze, math, etc.5. Record Keeping – business records,
historical events
Final Jeopardy:
Essay Questions
Essay Questions (You will be required to do one essay, but may complete a second for extra credit) Answers will need to be 3-5 sentences in length and restate the question.
1. Discuss three important contributions made by the ancient Sumerians. (Hint: Why are they important? How do they continue to impact us today?)
2. How did the geography of Mesopotamia benefit the people living there?
No answers to essays will be given here, but you have the
opportunity to study and prepare for your essays.
Ask me questions BEFORE the test.
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