Sumer

The Sumerians are credited with developing the first writing system--what is it known as?

• Quipu

• Petroglyphs

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

Sumerians believed in many gods including the powerful god Enlil--what is the belief in many gods known as?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

• Nativism

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

• messy region to live in

• region that can be tamed

• land between two rivers

• land near the mountains

Priests, farmers, and slaves are examples of this characteristic of civilization.

• stable food supply

• government

• technology

• social structure

What was the name for a person who could read and write in Sumer?

• king
• government official
• scribe
• writer

Bringing water to your crops. Including: Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches

• irrigation

• nomads

• ziggurat

• scribes

Who was at the bottom of the social class?

• priests

• landowners

• fishers

• slaves

Which invention had the biggest impact on Sumer's food supply?

• the arch
• the wheel
• the chariot
• the plow

Sumerians were able to use chariots because they invented...

• the arch
• the plow
• the wheel
• irrigation canals

Which invention made Sumerian buildings stronger and more beautiful?

• the wheel
• irrigation
• the arch
• concrete