| A | B |
|---|
| civilization | a culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and social structure |
| cuneiform | the Sumerian written language |
| social structure | the way a civiization is organized |
| technology | the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
| irrigation | the supply of water to lands and crops |
| reservoir | an artificial lake that holds water |
| status | importance |
| Sumer upper class | priests, landowners, government officials |
| Sumer common class | merchants, craftspeople, farmers, fishermen |
| Sumer lower class | slaves |
| chariot | a two wheeled cart pulled by a horse |
| scribe | a person who writes |
| ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower |
| lyre | a small harp |
| pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
| arch | an upside down U or V-shaped structure that supports weight above it |
| city-state | an early city that was like an independent country |
