Ancient Sumer

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What was the Sumerians written language called?

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Cuneiform

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What was the responsibility of a scribe? Options: to serve in the army, to write and maintain records, to create swords for the army, to plan social events

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to write and maintain records

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How was language written? Options: on wood blocks, on cave walls, on clay tablets, on stones

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on clay tablets

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A ziggurat is?

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A Temple

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River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered

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rich soils for agriculture

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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

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between two rivers.

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What is meant by polytheism?

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a belief in many gods

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Which invention most affected the food supply in Sumer? Options: the wheel, the plow, the arch, the chariot

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the plow

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Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

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Each of them had its own ruler and farmland

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Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world’s first empire that lasted more than 200 years. True or False?

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True