Sumerian Inventions

What does "legacy" mean?

• printed letters of symbols

• an invention used for farming during the Neolithic Era

• the long lasting impact (effect) of particular actions, events, or of a person’s life

In terms of writing, what are characters?

• symbols or letters

• the people in a book, movie, or TV show

• ancient Mesopotamians who learned how to write

What does it mean if something has an "impact?"

• having independent city-states

• having no fertile soil

• having a strong and long lasting effect

What is the name of a flat-bottomed cart used to drag items?

• chariot

• sledge

• cuneiform

Which is NOT an example of how the early wheel was used?

• for pottery

• for milling

• for chariots

• for fires

This invention is an upside-down U or V shape structure usually found above doorways.

• sledge

• arch

• cuneiform

• wheel

What is ziggurat?

• a person who learned how to write

• a pyramid-shaped temple built for the G-ds

• the ruler of a city state

What was the main problem with using pictographs?

• They could easily be used to create sentences.

• They could NOT easily be used to create sentences.

• They were triangular shaped symbols.

A professional writer =

• a priest

• a ziggurat

• a scribe

• a potter

A system of writing that uses triangular or wedge-shaped symbols is

• cuneiform

• pictographs

• arches

• sledges