Sumerian Achievements!!!
Directions: With a partner, travel around the room and learn about the different achievements that the Sumerians were known for. Answer the questions for each topic and draw a picture to represent what you learned.
Metalworking
What metals did Sumerians use? ___________________________________
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What did the metalworkers make with the metals?______________________
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Where did the Sumerians get the metals? _____________________________
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*What do we learn about the Sumerian people from reading about their metalworking skills?
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Wheel
Why did the Sumerians invent the wheel?_____________________________
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What did the Sumerians learn about their potter’s wheels?
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How did the wheel improve the lives of the Sumerians?
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Sailboat
How did the sailboat improve the lives of the Sumerians?
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What items did the Sumerians export?
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What did the Sumerians import and from where?
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How did the sharing of ideas and values affect people?
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Plow
How did the invention of the plow help the Sumerians?
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How does a stable food supply help a civilization?
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Medicine
What type of medicine did the Sumerians have?
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How do we know they had surgery?
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Mathematics
Why did the Sumerians need mathematics? And what type of math was used? (What was it used for?)
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How does Sumerian mathematics influence our lives today?
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Arch
How did the invention of the arch forever change architecture?
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Irrigation
How did irrigation help the Sumerians?
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Who maintained the irrigation system in Sumer?
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What crops did Sumerian farmers grow?
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Music
Why did the Sumerians have music?
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What instruments did they play?
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How do we know music was an important part of Sumerian culture?
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Games
Why did the Sumerians play games?
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Organized Armies
Who could fight in a Sumerian army?
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Who made up to temporary citizen soldiers and why did they have them?
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How do we know the Sumerian armies were very organized? (Explain your answer.) ________________________________________________________
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Sketch and label OR describe what a Sumerian soldier wore and had as weapons in the box above.