Grade 10 Ancient Sumeria

What are the Sumerians most known for

• Fighting with the Greeks

• Forming the first human civilization

• Conquering Ancient Egypt

• The library at Nineveh

What was the basic division of government throughout the Sumer land?

• Counties

• Satrapies

• City-states

• Provinces

What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?

• Gods worshiped by the Sumerians

• Gods worshiped by the Sumerians

• Deserts located to each side of where the Sumer originally settled

• Major rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia

Which of the following was NOT a major city of the Sumerian people?

• Uruk

• Sippar

• Ur

• Gilgamesh

The Sumerians were always peaceful and had no need of armies or walls around their cities

• True

• False

In which modern region was Sumer located?

• The Middle East
• North Africa
• Southeast Asia
• Western Europe

Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?

• Politicians
• Priests
• Military Leaders
• Scribes

What is meant by polytheism?

• belief in one god
• a belief in no god
• a belief in many gods

What type of government system existed in ancient Sumeria?

• It was an autocracy.
• It was a dictatorship.
• There was no government system in ancient Sumeria.
• Priests ruled Sumerian cities because the people believed that the priests had direct contact with the gods.

Where was Sumeria?

• It formed around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• It formed around the Indus and Ganges Rivers.
• It formed around the Nile River.
• It formed along the Huang He River.