Mesopotamian Achievements

Ancient Sumerians developed a written form of communication called

• cuneiform
• papyrus
• ziggurat
• civilization

Ancient scribes used a writing tool called a

• stylus
• cuneiform
• quill
• pencil

A scribe was someone that

• wrote cuneiform
• acted in plays
• created pottery
• collected taxes

The Epic of Gilgamesh is

• a famous Mesopotamian poem
• a war in the Middle East
• a religion in Mesopotamia
• a love song

Ancient scribes

• all of these
• wrote on clay tablets
• trained for many years to write cuneiform
• kept detailed records of trade

Irrigation is

• controlling water for human use
• moving from one place to another
• a form of writing
• a clay tablet

The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of

• a cruel king who learns to be wise
• a monster who terrorized Mesopotamia
• the person who invented the wheel
• a scribe who became famous for his writing

Ziggurats are

• all of these
• storage places for surplus food
• centers of trade
• temples where the city-state god or goddess lived

Cuneiform is written

• from left to right
• from right to left
• from bottom to top
• starting in the middle of the tablet