Test 1, Chapter 1-2, 5th grade

This is our only completely accurate record of ancient history.

• legends

• history books

• the Bible

• folk songs

Which word means "between the rivers"?

• Tigris

• Mesopotamia

• Euphrates

• Babylon

Supplying land with water is called _________?

• archaeology

• humanism

• civilization

• irrigation

Which of the following is not a main occupation of the Sumerians?

• farmers

• sailors

• herdsmen

• shepherds

The Sumerians' form of wedge-shaped writing is called_____?

• cuneiform

• pictographs

• sign language

• clay writing

What do we call the tall temples the Sumerians built for worshipping their gods?

• arches

• cylinders

• seals

• ziggurat

What instrument did the Sumerians use to stamp their documents?

• altar

• dome

• seal

• ziggurats

Which of the following did the Sumerians use in their buildings?

• arch

• cuneiform

• cylinder

• dome

What would be located at the top of a ziggurat?

• arch

• altar

• cylinder

• dome

These people dig up and study the remains of ancient cities.

• archaeologists

• farmers

• sculptors

• evolutionists