Ch. 3 Section 2: The Rise of Sumer

What was the basic political unit of Sumer?

• the city-state

• the city walk

• priests

• the supreme court

What did city-states do to protect themselves from rivals?

• they built dams and canals to move water

• they built up strong armies

• they constructed walls around their cities

• they performed plays to scare their rivals

What is polytheism?

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of one god

• the worship of nature

• the worship of the planets

According to the text Sargon ruled from...

• 2334-2279 BC

• 2334-2279 AD

• 1232-1201 BC

• 1232-1259 AD

Rural Sumerians lived in the...

• city

• country

• small harbors

• temples

Where did the majority of Sumerians live?

• in rural areas

• the city

• they lived in the small huts

• they lived in cities of Ur and Urak

How was Sargon able to create the first empire?

• He tricked everyone into thinking he was the one true god.

• He used a permanent army to defeat all the city-states of Sumer.

• He ate the soldiers.

• He built a large battle station called the "Death Star".

Why would rulers benefit if they claimed to be chosen by the gods?

• Everyone liked to choose the rulers themselves and didn't care what the gods thought.

• People liked the way it looked to have gods as rulers.

• People would do what they rulers said because they did not want to offend the gods.

• Because people might give them buried treasures.

Why were priests so influential in Sumerian society?

• because people relied on them to gain the gods' favor

• because they were the best musicians and all the ancient Sumerians wanted to do was dance...

• because their clothes looked amazing

• because people relied on them to cook all their meals

Which group of people was at the bottom of ancient Sumerian social hierarchy?

• priests

• slaves

• government officials

• skilled craftspeople