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Did all the clay tablets have the same shape?
No. Some were flat, some cylinders and some were prisms.
Why did Sumerians invent a writing system?
Because they needed to keep track of their transactions.
What is this?
A clay tablet.
What did they use to build their houses?
Mud bricks.
Why did Sumerians build walls around the city states?
To help prevent enemies from entering their cities.
What did Sumerians use to write?
A reed stylus.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between 2 rivers.
Name 3 Sumerian jobs
Farmer, priest and advisor.
Where was Sumer located?
It was located in the Southern part of Mesopotamia.
What did the Sumerians use their temple for?
To worship their gods and to keep donations.
Why did pictograms become easier and more simple?
Because they needed to speed up their writing.
The Sumerian communities were divided into...
City states
What was the name of the writing system?
Cuneiform
What are these called?
Pictograms
What was the name of this?
A sickle