Potter´s wheel
Craftsmen made pottery using the potter´s wheel.
Reed pen
The Sumerians used a reed pen to write on the clay tablet.
Pictograph
Small pictures that represented words or ideas.
Gold, silver and copper
Metalworkers made beautiful objects of gold, silver and copper.
Mud
The Sumerians made bricks using mud.
Rain
There was little rain in Sumer.
Hammurabi´s code
Hammurabi´s code was the first set of laws.
Transactions
The Sumerians needed a writing system to record their transactions.
Wet clay
The Sumerians wrote on a piece of wet clay.
Canal
The Sumerians built canals to store the water.
Traders
Traders brought materials from other lands.
Sumer
Sumer was in Mesopotamia.
Sculptures
The Sumerians made sculptures of people praying.
City State
The Sumerians were organized in city states.
Temple
The Sumerians made donations to their temple.