The Sumerians

What was the basic political unity in Sumer?

• City-kingdoms

• City-empires

• Cities

• City-states

How did the Sumerians get in contact with other civilizations?

• Trade/commerce

• Religion

• School system

• Agriculture

What other civilization existed in Mesopotamia?

• The Twi'leks society

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Sargon Kingdom

• The Roman Empire

What rivers existed around Sumer?

• The Tigris and Eustachio Rivers

• The Rivers and Euphrates Rivers

• The Woods and Euphrates Rivers

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Did the Akkadian Empire destroy Sumer?

• Yes, they destroyed it completely

• No, they only destroyed some city-states

• No, they kept the city-states and their culture.

• No, they kept the city-states and destroyed their culture.

How was the Sumerian religion?

• They were polytheists (believed in many gods)

• They were monotheists (believed in one god)

• They didn't believe in any gods.

• They were mutitheists (believed in one god of many faces)

What was the most important building in the city-states?

• The ziggurats

• The pyramids

• The high towers

• The minerates

What categories were part of the Sumerian social organization?

• King-priests, priests, generals, and slaves

• Kings, generals, Jedi, and slaves

• Slaves, traders, kings-priests, and architects

• King-priests, priests, merchants/traders, workers, and slaves

What invention was important for Sumerian social organization?

• Writing

• Agriculture

• Mechanics

• Architecture

What Sumerian inventions are still used today?

• Vehicles with wheels, science, diamonds, and iron

• Vehicles with wheels, science, writing, and bronze

• Vehicles without wheels, science, drawing, and bronze

• Diamonds, vehicles with wheels, science, and drawing