Notes

1. Stable Food Supply
 How did Sumerians know
they had a stable food
supply?
 Name two inventions that
helped with farming
Social Structure
 Describe the three levels of
social structure
 Explain what types of
houses they lived in
Government
 What were some of the
king’s responsibilities?
Religion
 In what ways did Sumerians
express religious beliefs?
The Arts
 What types of objects did
artisans make for
Sumerians?
Technology
 What were two
technology/science/math
advances of the Sumerians?
Describe their importance
Writing
 Describe Sumerian writing
and why scribes were
important.
Chapter 1 Section 2: Ancient Sumer
Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?
In this section, we learned about the characteristics of a Sumerian society that made it a civilization