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Name ________________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ___________ Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumerian Achievements Note Guide Perhaps the most important new invention was _____________________ o Cuneiform – Writing was originally ___________________ o Pictographs – ____________ was originally created to keep track of ____________ records Writing was always done by a ________________ o Scribe - Becoming a __________ was a way to move ______ in social class The _________________ wrote some of the world’s first _________ o Epic – Sumerians invented the following: o _______________________ o _______________________ o _______________________ o _______________________ o _______________________ The Sumerians based their _________________ system on ______ The Sumerians figured out how to find the area of _____________ and ____________ The Sumerians made a ____-month _______________ Sumerians named ______________ of plants, ________________, and minerals Sumerians produced some of the world’s first _________________ o Also performed ______________ o Architecture – Designed large _______________ and _________________ o Ziggurat – Sumerians are also well known for their _____________ ___________ Name ________________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ___________ Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumerian Achievements Note Guide* Perhaps the most important new invention was _____________________ o ________________ - The world’s first writing system (invented by the Sumerians) Writing was originally ___________________ o _______________ - Picture Symbols Writing was originally created to keep track of ____________ records Writing was always done by a ________________ o ______________ - Writer Becoming a __________ was a way to move up in social class The _________________ wrote some of the world’s first epics o _____________ - A long poem that tells the story of a hero Sumerians invented the following: o _______________________ o _______________________ o Water clock o _______________________ o Bronze tools and weapons The Sumerians based their number system on ______ The Sumerians figured out how to find the area of _____________ and triangles The Sumerians made a 12-month _______________ Sumerians named thousands of plants, ________________, and minerals Sumerians produced some of the world’s first _________________ o Also performed ______________ o __________________ - The science of building Designed large palaces and _________________ o _______________ - A pyramid shaped temple tower Sumerians are also well known for their _____________ ___________ Name ________________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ___________ Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumerian Achievements Note Guide** The Sumerians invented many things that were passed onto other civilizations Perhaps the most important new invention was writing o Cuneiform – The world’s first writing system (invented by the Sumerians) o Sumerians wrote on clay tablets with a sharp tool called a stylus Writing was originally pictographs o Pictographs – Picture Symbols Writing in symbols is much more complicated Writing was originally created to keep track of business records o Writing was always done by a scribe Scribe - Writer Becoming a scribe was a way to move up in social class Eventually writing was done for laws, history, math, grammar, and literature The Sumerians wrote some of the world’s first epics o Epic – Long poem that tells the story of a hero The Epic of Gilgamesh Sumerians invented the wheel o Used it for wheeled vehicles (carts and wagons) Sumerians invented the plow o Made farming a lot easier Sumerians invented a water clock to tell time Sumerians built sewers and bronze tools/weapons The Sumerians based their number system on 60 o 60 minutes, 60 seconds o 360 degrees in a circle The Sumerians figured out how to find the area of rectangles and triangles o For farming fields The Sumerians made a 12-month calendar Sumerians named thousands of plants, animals, and minerals Sumerians produced some of the world’s first medicines o Also performed surgeries! Sumerians recorded much of their medical knowledge on their clay tablets Sumerians were very good artist and architects o Architecture – The science of building Designed large palaces and ziggurats o Ziggurat – Pyramid-shaped temple tower Artists made sculptures out of ivory and rare wood o Mainly statues of gods Sumerians are also well-known for their cylinder seals o Showed ownership and property