CH 3 Sec 2/3 Review

What animal would the Sumerians put in front of the plow in order to pull it?

World's 1st system of writing.

Sumerians learned to use _______ to make strong tools and weapons.

What was the order of the Sumerian Social Hierarchy from top to bottom.

This special art form was engraved with designs that could be rolled over wet clay to decorate containers.

A temple, shaped like a pyramid, that's purpose was to honor the gods.

Who were the 1st to build wheeled vehicles.

Was the king of the Akkadians.

A ruler of a kingdom or empire.

What group created the world's first civilization?

To worship MANY gods.

The Akkadian Empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. It lasted about _______ years.

A device that spins wet clay as a craftsperson shapes it into bowls was called a _______ wheel.

People relied on _______ to help them gain the gods' favor.

These people combined symbols to express complex ideas. They wrote works on law, grammar, and mathematics.

Acts like a country from the government down.

Ziggurats were built very ________ to honor the gods.

Cuneiform was the world's 1st system of writing. What shape were the symbols?

A land under a single ruler with different territories & peoples.

What played a role in nearly every aspect of Sumerian life?