Extra Practice Section 3 Sumerian Achievements

Sumerians created the first wheel.

• True
• False

The number system was based on

• 60
• 100
• 10
• 12

Define cuneiform.

• picture symbols

• writer

• the world's first system of writing

• the wheel

Define pictographs.

• the world's first system of writing

• picture symbols

• writer

• the wheel

Define scribe.

• writer

• the world's first system of writing

• picture symbols

• the wheel

Define epics.

• long poems that tell the story of monsters

• long poems that tell the story of animals

• long poems that tell the story of heroes

• long poems that tell the story of Mr. Moore

All of the following describe why the wheel was an important technical advancement except

• potter's wheel

• school bus

• wagons

• carts

Sumerians used math in all of the following ways except

• They created a math system based on 60.

• They divided the rectangle into quarters.

• The divided the year into 12 months.

• They calculated the areas of rectangles and triangles.

• They divided a circle into 360 degrees.

Why did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?

• To make sculptures

• To use them as pets

• To make medicines

• To make perfumes

Define architecture.

• The science of building.

• The science of farming.

• The science of unbuilding.

• The science of sleeping.