notes

1. Stable Food Supply
• How did Sumerians know
they had a stable food
supply?
• Name two inventions that
helped with farming
Social Structure
• Describe the three levels of
social structure
• Explain what types of
houses they lived in
Government
• What were some of the
king’s responsibilities?
Religion
• In what ways did Sumerians
express religious beliefs?
The Arts
• What types of objects did
artisans make for
Sumerians?
Technology
• What were two
technology/science/math
advances of the
Sumerians? Describe their
importance
Writing
• Describe Sumerian writing
and why scribes were
important.
Chapter 1 Section 2: Ancient Sumer
Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?
In this section, we learned about the characteristics of a Sumerian society that made it a civilization