Chapter 3 Sumerians Test Review

Front

Parts of Sumer were __ land, meaning they were very wet.

Back

swamp

Front

Since the land was very dry in the summer, farmers brought water to fields by ___.

Back

canals

Front

a wall built along a river or sea to hold back water from low land

Back

dike

Front

a person who buys and sells goods for money; a trader

Back

merchant

Front

Sumerian crops were traded as __.

Back

goods

Front

Sumerians built a __ at the center of their cities.

Back

temple

Front

a female god

Back

goddess

Front

a religious leader

Back

priest

Front

an independent city and the surrounding land it controls

Back

city-state

Front

Sumerian city-states were __ and separate.

Back

independent