Crafts and Trade (The City States of Sumer)

What natural resources had to brought into Sumer because there was none of it to be found?

• grain and wool

• stone, metal, or strong wood

• silt for growing crops

• pots and other metal objects

According to the diagram (p. 8), how was stone and wood brought to city-states from the north?

• on boats or rafts

• on the backs of donkeys

• on the backs of men

• by wheeled chariots

What was NOT an area mentioned in the text where Sumerian traders traded their goods?

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Coast

• Pacific Ocean

• Indus Valley

In the diagram on page 8, which is NOT a trade good that was carried on the backs of the donkeys?

• jars of bananas

• rolls of cloth

• baskets of grain

• jars of oil

In the diagram on page 8, what man often listed the goods as they were unloaded from a trade ship?

• king

• priest

• scribe

• farmer

What was often carved from stone and left at a temple to keep the gods happy?

• small barrels of food

• jugs of wine

• small statues of people

• giant heads that represented the gods

According to the diagram, what were first created by hand until the wheel was invented?

• clay pots

• clothing

• cars

• bicycles

What was created that allowed heavier loads to be carried?

• giant sleds

• wheeled carts or chariots

• the plow

• toy wagons

Which was NOT a metal mentioned in the diagram on page 8 that was used by metalworkers to make beautiful objects?

• gold

• copper

• silver

• steel

What is the main idea of this entire diagram?

• Sumeria became a large empire based upon the military.

• Sumerians prayed to the gods each day.

• The trading of products made Sumeria into a great civilization.

• The Sumerians did not want to make connections with other groups of people.