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Meso. Sect. 3
Mesopotamia Section 3 (21-22)
Question | Answer |
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What is cuneiform? Who developed it? | Cuneiform was the world's first system of writing developed by the Sumerians. |
What are pictographs? | Early written communication that used picture symbols. |
What is a scribe? | A writer. |
What are epics? | Long poems that tell the stories of heroes. |
What was the significance of the invention of the wheel? | Sumerians were able to build wheeled vehicles, including carts and wagons. They also invented a device that spins clay called the potter's wheel. |
How did Sumerians advance in math, science and medicine? | In math, they developed a system based on the number 60. They divided the year into 12 months. As for science, they named thousands of animals, plants and minerals. In the medicine field, they invented healing drugs. |
What is architecture? | The science of building |
What is a ziggurat? | A pyramid shaped temple tower which rose above each city. |
What is a chariot? | A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
Who developed one of the world's first alphabets? | The Phoenicians |
What is an alphabet? | A set of letters that can be combined to form words. |
pictographs | picture symbols |
scribe | a writer |
epic | long poems that tell stories of heroes |
architecture | the science of a building |
ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple tower |
chariot | a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
alphabet | a set of letters that can be combined to form words |