6th Ch. 2 pgs 27-32

Match the social class to its description

• middle class

• slaves

• lowest class

• farmers, fishermen, merchants, traders, skilled workers; largest class

• upper class

• rulers, government officials, priests; lots of power

Why might a person have been a slave in Sumer?

3 answers:

• they were a criminal

• they were a war prisoner

• they chose to be a slave in order to pay off debts

• they had dark skin and were forced to be a slave

Sumerian slaves ​ (a)   own property and ​ (b)   allowed to buy their freedom.

• could
• could not
• were
• were not

Sumerians were one of the first people to use________ on their boats.

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Which picture shows the meaning of "barter"?

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The main source of the Sumerian economy was __________.

Scribes would record all sales on a clay tablet. This would be like a modern-day:

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In order to show approval of a sale, a cylinder seal was used, which was basically a modern-day:

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​ (a)   were delivered to ​ (b)   who would turn them into ​ (c)   .

• Raw materials
• artisans
• finished goods

Raw materials were delivered to artisans who turned them into finished goods. Sort the items correctly:

Groups:

(a) Raw materials (ex: wood)

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(b) Finished goods (ex: table)

• weapons

• gold

• clay

• wool

• pottery

• necklace

• clothing

• metal