Mesopotamia Section 3 Flashcard Review

Front

A writer, often hired to keep track of the items people traded.

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Scribe

Front

A pyramid-shaped tower that rose above each Sumerian city

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ziggurat

Front

The Sumerians developed the world’s first system of writing called ___.

Back

cuneiform

Front

A long poem that tells a story of a hero.

Back

epic poem

Front

The earliest written communication was through __, or picture symbols.

Back

pictographs

Front

Sumerians were skilled in the field of __, the science of building.

Back

architecture

Front

Which job would allow you to move up in social class? Options: scribes, slave, farmer

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scribes

Front

An __ was written about the legendary Sumerian king Gilgamesh.

Back

epic

Front

Sumerians developed a math system based on the number ____.

Back

60

Front

Among the contributions of the Sumerians to modern society was the _, and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons.

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wheel