Ancient sumerians

History

Tigris river

On top river that arien the firtle cresent

Euphrates river

On bottom river that arein the firtle crescent

Fertile cresent

Farming land in the shape of the moon

Mesopotamia

Land between the Tigris river and Euphrates river

Modern day location of the fertile cresent

Northern Africa and sowthwest asia

Archeologist

Someone that studies ancient history

City- state

Farm developed into city states

Ur

Powerful city state; Abraham grew up there

Social class

A population based how wealthy someone is

Barter

A trading system

Scribe

A person whose job is to record information in writing

Polytheism

A worship of many gods

Ziggurat

Temple-pyramid shaped

Cuneiform

Sumerian writing-earliest writing known

The weel

Sumerians invented it was also a piece of potery