LIFE IN SUMER: Pages 99-103
Sumerian Science and Technology
Social Classes: Create a chart that displays the social class in ancient Sumer.
Many inventions important to world history came from ancient Sumer. Briefly
describe how the Sumerians used each of the following inventions:
Plow:
Wheel:
Potter’s Wheel:
Describe 3 ways in which someone might become a slave.
Bronze:
1:
Describe how the Sumerians used mathematics.
2:
3:
An argument can be made that women living in early Sumer had more rights than
future women throughout other civilizations. What evidence from the text
supports that claim?
An argument can be made that Sumerian scribes were highly educated and
respected people throughout Sumerian society. Provide at least 3 pieces of
evidence from the text to support that claim.
1)
2)
3)