Chapter 3 Section 3

What is the main idea of chapter 3 section 3?

• Sumerians invented the wheel

• Sumerian used cuneiform as a form of writing

• Sumerians made many advances that helped society grow

• Sumerians were smart because they studied science and math

Sumerians invented writing. Firs they used _____ to communicate then this evolved into _____.

• epics, scribes

• clay, styluses

• pictographs, cuneiform

• numbers, alphabet

Sumerians used writing for many things; which of the following did they NOT use writing for?

• newspapers

• laws

• business transactions

• poems

Sumerians wrote long poems that tell stories of heroes. What were these poems called?

• Stanzas

• Epics

• Gilgamesh

• Proverbs

Sumerians' invention of the wheel made it easier to make clay pots and bowls.

• True

• False

Why was the plow an important invention?

• it increased farm production

• it broke through the hard clay soil

• it has been used for millennia and is still used today

• it allowed less food to be grown

Which is a Sumerian invention?

• sewers

• glass jewelry

• knives

• clock

We still use the Sumerian system of base 60 to tell time today.

• true

• false

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

• the pyramid where the king lived

• the building where Sumerians practiced medicine

• a temple for worship

• a pyramid where they kept mummies

What is this shape?

• cone

• cylinder

• pyramid

• sphere