Lesson 6Lesson 6

At School or HomeAt School or Home

SchoolSchool Only boys from wealthy families Only boys from wealthy families

attended schoolattended school 6 free days each month6 free days each month Learned cuneiformLearned cuneiform Teacher: “the man in charge of the Teacher: “the man in charge of the

whip”whip” Tablet-house: school buildingTablet-house: school building School-father: chief teacherSchool-father: chief teacher ““big brother”: assistant who wrote out big brother”: assistant who wrote out

assignments and checked workassignments and checked work

ProverbsProverbs

Proverbs: wise sayingsProverbs: wise sayings (Do not write these in your notes, (Do not write these in your notes,

just be familiar with them)just be familiar with them) ““A sweet word is everybody’s friend”A sweet word is everybody’s friend” ““A loving heart builds the home; a A loving heart builds the home; a

hating heart destroys the home”hating heart destroys the home” ““A scribe whose hand moves as fast as A scribe whose hand moves as fast as

the mouth, that’s a scribe for you”the mouth, that’s a scribe for you”

Home LifeHome Life Family slept on roofFamily slept on roof Houses made of mudHouses made of mud Girls stayed home and learned Girls stayed home and learned

housekeepinghousekeeping Boys learned trades or skills from Boys learned trades or skills from

fathers and went to schoolfathers and went to school Marriages were arrangedMarriages were arranged Discipline was harshDiscipline was harsh Played musical instruments in the Played musical instruments in the

eveningevening

Sumerian InstrumentsSumerian Instruments

Numbering the YearsNumbering the Years

B.C.: Stands for “before Christ”B.C.: Stands for “before Christ” A.D.: stands for anno domini, which A.D.: stands for anno domini, which

means “in the year of the Lord”means “in the year of the Lord” B.C. comes after the year (43 B.C.)B.C. comes after the year (43 B.C.) A.D. comes before the year (A.D. 25)A.D. comes before the year (A.D. 25)