Social Studies II Quarter Exam 5th Grade: Review Cards

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Where did the Sumerian civilization develop?

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Mesopotamia

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What innovation did the Sumerian farmers use to control river flooding?

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They built dikes and canals.

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What innovation did the Sumerian farmers use as transportation?

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Wheeled carts

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Why did Sumerians develop a writing system?

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To keep records of food production and distribution.

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What was the name of the Sumerian writing system?

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cuneiform writing

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The lowest class in Sumerian society was made up of

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farmworkers and slaves

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Sumerians created a system of social classes. The highest class in Sumerian society was made up of

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the king or monarch, high officials, and their families

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Sumerians created a system of social classes. The lowest class in Sumerian society was made up of

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farmworkers and slaves

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The Sumerian writing system, or cuneiform, was created

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as a way for the government to keep records.

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In ancient Sumer, the monarch of each city-state----

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had absolute authority over all parts of Sumerian life.