Lesson 3-4 Life in Sumer

Lesson 3-4

Life in Sumer

by Phyllis Friddle

​Objectives

• ​To identify the people who ruled or helped rule the city of Ur

• ​To Explain what the people of Ur believed would happen when they died.

• ​To explain why Sumer grew weak

• ​To identify the group of people that attacked the Sumerian city-states.

Noble​

A person of high social rank​

​Find on the timeline the Rise of the Sumerians, then look for their fall to the Babylonians. Use your calculator to find the difference.

Multiple Choice

On a typical day, boys from wealthy families might

• work on a farm

• praise their god in the temple

• go to school

• go sailing

Multiple Choice

A                could work in the king's palace or even in a temple

• boy

• farmer

• king

• scribe

Multiple Choice

The              ran the city of Ur.

• gods

• king

• nobles

• farmers

Multiple Choice

Priest, scribes, and                    also helped rule Ur.

• nobles

• slaves

• farmers

• young boys

Multiple Choice

Archaeologists have found graves filled with  

• weapons

• gold jewlery

• chariots

• mummies

Multiple Choice

Sumerian cities came under attack around                B.C.

• 5000

• 4000

• 3000

• 2000

Multiple Choice

The            invaded Sumerian cities and built new cities

• slaves

• scribes

• Babylonians

• archaeologists