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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.