Unit 2: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush



Unit 2: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush

Chapter 3: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

Section 3: Sumerian Achievements

Pages 67-71

Sumerian Achievements

Social Studies Reading Guide

THE BIG IDEA: The Sumerians made many advances that helped their society develop.

|MAIN IDEA #1 |MAIN IDEA #2 |MAIN IDEA #3 |

|The Sumerians developed the world’s first writing |Advances and inventions changed Sumerian lives. |Many types of art developed in Sumer. |

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Key Terms and People

|cuneiform |scribe |architecture |

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|pictographs |epics |ziggurat |

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Main Idea #1: The Sumerians developed the world’s first writing system.

1. How did Sumerians write?

2. Why were scribes important?

3. How was cuneiform used to express complex ideas?

Main Idea #2: Advances and inventions changed Sumerian lives.

4. What was one of the most important technical developments of Sumer?

5. What Sumerian advance in mathematics do we use every day when we look at a clock?

6. Which invention or advancement of the Sumerians do you think was the most important? Why?

Main Idea #3: Many types of art developed in Sumer.

7. What was the center of most Sumerian cities?

8. How were the homes of rich Sumerians similar to and different from those of most Sumerians?

9. What different types of art did the Sumerians create?

Theme Connection: Politics and Science & Technology

Politics:

Science & Technology:

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