Ancient Times and Sumerian Civilization

Ancient Times

• People were concerned with transportation, navigation, communication, record-keeping, mass production, security, health, aesthetics, and architecture.
• Transportation involved travel for food, trade, and exploration.
• Navigation helped people in their journeys.
• Communication was crucial for trade and conflict resolution.
• Record-keeping was important for documenting history and culture.
• Early people faced challenges in preserving life from illness and disease.
• Science and technology were important in medicine and engineering to improve life.
• The development of engineering led to the creation of structures for protection and transportation.
• Architecture was a sign of a civilization's technological advancements.
• People sought ways to increase food supplies and basic necessities.
• Weapons and armor were crucial for protection and conflict resolution.

Sumerian Civilization

• Sumeria is in Mesopotamia.
• Sumerians cooperated extensively.
• Cuneiform (first writing system) utilized word pictures and triangular symbols on clay.
• The Sumerians kept records to manage daily life and important history.
• Uruk City is the world's first true city, constructed using mud bricks.
• The Great Ziggurat of Ur was built in a similar method.
• Sumerians used irrigation and dikes to manage water needs.
• Early forms of navigation were boats and sailing.

Babylonian Civilization

• Located near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
• Babylonians were great builders, engineers, and architects.
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a major achievement.
• No physical evidence exists to prove the Hanging Gardens' existence.
• Their architecture was elaborated.
• Babylonians invented the plow to cultivate land faster.
• They created effective and durable roads using bitumen.

Egyptian Civilization

• Located in North Africa.
• Egyptians created the early form of paper, papyrus.
• Papyrus was easier to use than clay tablets.
• Egyptians used colorful/different inks.
• Egyptians used hieroglyphics, a writing system based on symbols.
• Cosmetics were practiced for health and beauty.
• Egyptian civilization invented the water clock measuring time, or clepsydra.

Explore the advancements and challenges faced by ancient civilizations, particularly focusing on transportation, communication, and architecture. This quiz delves into the Sumerian civilization and its contributions to early society. Test your knowledge on how these innovations shaped human history.