Life in Sumer

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Life in Sumer

• Chapter 3, Lesson 3

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Warm-up

• Objective Read text fluently through
  understanding the vocabulary of the text.
• Language Read, write, and discuss the vocabulary
  of Chapter 3, Lesson 3.
• Question
• Write a reflection about the video that you
  viewed, make sure to include 3 interesting facts
  about Mesopotamia
• Friday Reflection
• Turn in your homework and notes from the movie
  

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Vocabulary

• Bronze
• Pictograph
• Stylus
• Cuneiform
• Scribe

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Bronze

• A metal made of copper and
• tin

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Pictograph

• A picture or drawing that
• represents a word or an idea

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Stylus

• A sharpened reed used to
• press markings into clay
• tablets

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Cuneiform

• A type of writing made up
• of wedge-shaped markings

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Scribe

• A person who specializes
• in writing and serves as a
• record keeper.