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Civilization Mind Map by Joe Quigley p.4 (Government (Ancient Sumer (King,…
Civilization Mind Map by Joe Quigley p.4
Writing
Ancient Sumer
cuneiform
based on pictographs
symbols that stand for real things
2000 symbols of ideas and sounds became 700
developed around 2400 BCE
Latin for "wedge"
etched into clay tablets by scribes
recorded trade information
Technology
Ancient Sumer
Sumer
Sumer
The Arts
Religion
Ancient Sumer
Polytheistic
Sumer
Ancient Sumer
Stable Food Supply
Ancient Sumer
Complex society needs food to survive
Sumerians invented two things that helped
Plow
faster way to farm
tool
originally made from wood
could be pulled by animals
used to turn soil
Complex irrigation systems
canals
dams
resevoirs
Government
Ancient Sumer
King
his duties were....
taxes
Sumer
Modern United States
Federal
3 branches
Legislative
lawmakers
Judicial
judges/courts
Executive
President/ governor/ mayor/ leader
State
#
Local
#
Social Structure
Sumer
Top
Priests
Landowners
Government officials
most luxurious homes
centralized
two stories
whitewashed walls
Middle
Merchants
trade
sell
buy
Artisans
metalworkers
worked with
gold
silver
tin
lead
copper
bronze
made
weapons
arrowheads
swords
tools
plows
hoes
luxury
#
jewelry
mirrors
Fishers
Farmers
homes
small
outskirts
worked on irrigation
fought wars
Bottom
enslaved people
no property
lived with "owner"
criminals
war prisoners
debtors
complex organization
different jobs
different levels
higher = greater status
lower = less status