First early civilization around 5000 BCE, Ancient Sumer, Papyrus, Calendars, Shang Dynasty, How did flooding help early civilizations?, Made soil fertile, Fish grew legs, Built castles, Why were boats so important in early civilizations?, Covered roofs, Made clothing, Travel and trade, Why did early farmers need calendars?, Know birthdays, Know planting time, Measure trees, If you looked at a map of an early city, what would the streets most likely look like?, Mixed and messy, Curved circles, Neat grid, What kind of writing developed from pictographs in Ancient Sumer?, The ABCs, Cuneiform, Music notes, In early civilizations, what did people create to share ideas?, Language and art, Weapons, Cars, A farmer in an early civilization writes down how much food he has. Why is he doing this?, Decorate house, Remember information, Have fun, What were plant fibers used for in early civilizations?, Make clothing, Make bread, Grow food, What is a city-state?, Ruling family, Big country, Small self-ruled city, Why did many houses in early civilization have a fire in the middle of their houses?, Keep warm, Draw with, Play games, What was thatch used for?, Keep insects away, Make instruments, House roofing, What did a scribe do in early civilizations?, Write records, Build houses, Train horses, Which is the correct order of these early civilizations from earliest to latest?, Shang, Sumer, Indus, Indus, Shang, Sumer, Sumer, Indus, Shang, What did a blacksmith do?, Grew crops, Wrote laws, Made metal tools, What did a trader or merchant do?, Taught children, Bought and sold goods, Made bricks, What is cuneiform?, A kind of boat, Sumerian writing, A river tool, Why was cuneiform important for early civilizations?, Kept records, Built temples, Made music louder, The ______ was invented in the 1860s for typing., Quill, Printing press, Stylus, Typewriter, Papyrus paper was made from ______., Animal skin, Wood chips, A special plant, Clay dust, One result of the printing press in Europe was the ______., Loss of writing, End of books, More clay tablets, Spread of ideas, Ancient Sumerians wrote on clay tablets using a ______., Quill, Brush, Chisel, Stylus, ______ replaced typewriters in the 1980s., Pigeons, Papyrus rolls, Clay tablets, Personal computers, A ______ is a writing tool made from a large feather., Tablet, Chalk, Stylus, Quill, Egyptians used ______ as an early form of paper., Silk, Stone, Plastic, Papyrus, Johannes Gutenberg invented ______., The telephone, The computer, The stylus, The printing press, Printing means ______., Sending sound, Drawing maps, Making many copies, Carving statues, Paper was first invented in ______., China, India, Egypt, Greece, How have writing tools changed over time?, From drums to shoes, From bread to cakes, From stylus to computers, From cars to planes

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