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Multiple Choice

What geographic features made the location of Sumerian city-states significant for the development of early civilizations?

• Access to fertile land and water from rivers

• Proximity to mountains for defense

• Location near the sea for trade

• Isolation in the desert for protection

Open Ended

What was Mesopotamian culture like?

Open Ended

What was a city-state?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a Sumerian city-state around 3000 BC?

• A walled city with its own government and surrounding land

• A large empire ruled by a king

• A small village with no government

• A nomadic tribe moving from place to place

Multiple Select

Which of the following were shared by all Sumerian city-states?

• Language and writing system

• Common arts and crafts

• Government leaders

• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

What technological advance led to food surpluses and the spread of Sumerian culture?

• Irrigation

• Writing

• Pottery

• Trade

Open Ended

How did irrigation contribute to the spread of Sumerian culture?

Open Ended

How did irrigation lead to the spread of culture?

Open Ended

What is a monarchy?

Open Ended

What does monarchy mean?

Multiple Select

Which of the following jobs were created due to surpluses of food and supplies in ancient city-states?

• Craft workers

• Metalworkers

• Builders

• Farmers

Multiple Choice

What were some of the main exports of the Sumerians?

• Dates and grains

• Silk and spices

• Gold and silver

• Pottery and textiles

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about Sumerian trade routes are correct?

• They used caravans to cross land routes.

• Their trade routes extended to Egypt.

• They only traded within Sumer.

• They also traveled by sailboats.

Multiple Choice

What material did the Sumerians use to keep records of their trade?

• Papyrus

• Clay tablets

• Animal skins

• Wooden boards

Open Ended

Explain why the Sumerians needed to develop a system of writing as their trading activities increased.

Open Ended

Analyze the map of ancient trade routes and discuss how geography may have influenced the direction and extent of Sumerian trade.

Open Ended

How did surpluses lead to the development of writing?

Multiple Choice

Which Sumerian city did Leonard Woolley excavate in the 1920s, uncovering many ancient artifacts?

• Babylon

• Ur

• Nineveh

• Lagash

Multiple Choice

Which of the following artifacts would you expect to find in the most ancient layer of an archaeological site?

• Pottery

• Stone idol

• Bones

• Hearth

Open Ended

What can archaeologists learn from the different layers of soil and the artifacts found within them?

Multiple Select

What was the Royal Cemetery of Ur known for? Select all that apply.

• It contained tombs of royalty.

• It was used for religious ceremonies.

• It was discovered by Leonard Woolley.

• It was the site of a major battle.

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature was most important in the development of the Sumerian city-states?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Nile River

• The Fertile Crescent

• The Zagros Mountains