Early Humans (1-2, 1-3) F & C

wedge-shaped writing in clay done by the early Sumerians

• hieroglyphics

• Phonics

• cuneiform

• alphabet

The Sumerians built a temple called a ______________ to honor their chief god.

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

• scribe

• cradle

The "land between two rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Babylon

• Sumeria

• Kentucky

way of watering crops, which allowed farmers to grow plenty of food

• city-state

• irrigation

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

complete societies with cities, governments, religion, etc.

• city state

• empire

• province

• civilization

area consisting of a city and the surrounding land

• empire

• province

• city-state

• ziggurat

skilled worker

• cuneiform

• scribe

• caravan

• artisan

a person trained to be a record keeper

• caravan

• scribe

• artisan

• city-state

a group of many different lands under one leader

• province

• city-state

• artisan

• empire

a group of traveling merchants

• artisan

• caravan

• astronomers

• emperor