Super Sumer!

The Sumerians developed _________, the world's first system of writing.

• empire

• social heirarchy

• cuneiform

• scribes

Which of the following did Sumerians NOT invent?

• the wheel

• writing

• fire

• the plow

Cuneiform is a series of pictographs, which are

• a type of alphabet

• picture symbols

• numbers

• memes and gifs

A ________ was a professional writer who wrote in cuneiform.

• preist

• king

• scribe

The __________ was a type of temple shaped like a pyramid.

• city-state

• polytheism

• ziggurat

• architecture

Sumerians practiced polytheism, meaning the belief in

• many gods

• one god

• no god

Sumerians did NOT have a social hierarchy in their society.

• True

• False

Who would have ben at the TOP of Sumerian social hierarchy?

• kings

• priests/nobles

• skilled craftsmen/merchants

• farmers

• slaves

Who would have ben at the BOTTOM of Sumerian social hierarchy?

• kings

• priests/nobles

• skilled craftsmen/merchants

• farmers

• slaves

Which were important city-states in Sumer? (Check ALL that apply!)

• Kish

• Lagash

• Ur

• Uruk