12 questions
What is silt?
Fine particles of fertile soil
Different farming practices
A time before farming was invented
The name of Sumerian writing
What is irrigation?
Particles found in fertile soil
Two rivers that run side by side
Having more than you need
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
What is a surplus?
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
fine particles of fertile soil
an amount that is left over after a need has been met
Another name for farming
What is a city-state?
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
The name of the writing that was created in Sumer
Soil that is good for growing crops
Another name for farming
What is polytheism?
a belief in one god
a belief in more than one god
not believing in any gods
a belief in only two gods
What is a ziggurat?
a belief in more than one god
a pyramid with no temple at the top
A belief in one god
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top where they worshipped their gods
What is cuneiform?
Another word for farming
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
soil particles from fertile soil
a system of government created by the Sumerians
What is a scribe?
a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
a person who is in charge of the government
a person who farms
a person who worships in the temple
What is an epic?
Another word for farming
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
What is an empire?
A person who writes information down
A form of government created by the Sumerians
A for of government that is for the people
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
What is a tribute?
a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
a form of government that was created by the Sumerians
a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
a form of writing that was created by the Sumerians
What is a caravan?
a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
a person who studies planets and stars
a form of government created by the Sumerians
another word for farming