Chapter 5 Sumer Review Game

Select ALL of the characteristics of civilization.

• Religion

• Stable Food Supply

• Landscaping

• The Arts

What did irrigation systems and plows help provide in Sumer?

• Technology

• Stable food supply

• Cooperation between city-states

• Farmer

"I own a small house on the edge of the city-state."

The ancient Sumerian most likely to have said this is...

• a King

• a government official

• a craftsperson

• a slave

Polytheism is the belief in ___ god(s).

How can you figure out if an ancient settlement was a civilization?

• Look for evidence of each of the 7 characteristics of a civilization.

• Look for evidence of 5 of the 7 characteristics of civilization

• Travel back in time to ask someone

• Come up with your own set of rules for what a civilization is

Choose ALL of the ways that Sumerian religion impacted Sumerian daily life.

• Sumerians played music to show the gods love and devotion. (the arts)

• Sumerians believed that governors were gods on Earth in human form. (government)

• Sumerians created technology that helped them talk to the gods. (technology)

• Sumerians believed the King got his power to rule from the gods. (government)

What effect did the relationship between government and religion likely have on Sumerian society?

• Sumerian governments only allowed people to pray to one god.

• Sumerian governments were not needed because their religion told people how to live their lives.

• Sumerian religion made the government more powerful.

• Sumerian religion made the government jealous, so the King made religion illegal.

Click ALL of the artifacts that archaeologists have used in Chapter 5 to study ancient Sumer.

• Ziggurats

• Clothing

• Plows

• Lyres (musical instrument)

• Cuneiform tablets

Why are artifacts important?

• They are cool to display in museums.

• They give us hope for the future.

• They help us learn about what life was like in the past.