| A | B |
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| culture | a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group |
| 7 characteristics of a civilization | writing, arts, religion, government, social structure, technology, stable food supply |
| social structure | the way a civilization is organized |
| technology | the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
| chariots | a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse |
| scribe | a person who writes |
| ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower |
| arch | an upside-down U or V-shaped structure that supports weight above it, as in a doorway |
| cuneiform | writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
| pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
| two inventions that led to a stable food supply | plow and irrigation system |
| social structure | upper class, common class, bottom class or lower class |
| upper class consisted of....... | priests and landowners |
| common class consisted of ...... | farmers, merchants, craftspeople, and fishermen |
| lower class consisted of...... | slaves |
| upper class lived..... | in the middle of the city-state |
| common class lived...... | at the edge of the city in mud-brick houses |
| lower class lived..... | in the middle of the city with their owners |
| jobs of the king | 1) enforced the laws 2) collected taxes 3) led the army 4) in charge of the scribes and officials who patrolled the canals |
| expressed their religious beliefs by..... | building ziggurats, having religious ceremonies with music and human sacrifices, making statues |
| the Arts | music, painting, craftspeople, and architecture |
| two technological advances | wheel and arch |
| Sumerian written language was called______ | cuneiform |
| Standard of Ur | artifact made of shell and stones, shows Sumerians in time of war and peace |
