Chapter 3-Lesson 2:Independent Sumerian City-States

It included a walled city and farmland around it.

• state government

• city-state

• monarchy

• caravan

What do you call a a governing system ruled by a king or a queen?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Authority

• Poligarchy

What was the religious practice of Sumerians in which they believe in many gods.

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Monarchism

The right to rule is called

• Authority

• Power

• Ruler

• Gift

They are called group of traders travelling together in a long journey.

• Caravans

• Gypsies

• Nomads

• Acrobats

A style of building is called

• Architecture

• Structure

• Texture

• Art

What governing system came to be used in Sumer?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Who was the British archaeologist who led an excavation at Ur?

• Leonard Woolley

• Mary Leakey

• Louis Leakey

• Donald Johanson

When and why was Ur abandoned?

• In about 2000 B.C, because the Euprates river changed course.

• In about 5000 B.C, because the flood destroyed Ur.

• In about 4000 B.C, because the Euprates river changed course.

• In about 5000 B.C, because the Euprates river changed course.

What do the tombs at Ur reveal about the city's culture?

• a highly developed city and high craftsmanship of Sumerians

• a poorly developed city and low skilled of Sumerians

• a poor economy and political instability of Sumerians

• a sad and poor Sumerians