
The Sumerians: The Invention of Writing
Authored by Dawn Hansen
Social Studies
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
who invented the world's first writing?
Sargon
The Sumerians
Gilgamesh
The Akkadians
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is cuneiform?
Sumerian religious temples
A type of pottery
The first system of writing, developed in Sumer.
A Sumerian farming technique
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was cuneiform made?
The used burned sticks to mark paper.
They used sharp tools called styluses to make wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets.
They made paint from berries and painted symbols on stone slabs.
They made ink from tree sap and used feathers to draw symbols on wood slabs.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In cuneiform, each symbol could represent...Check all that apply
objects
punctuation
syllables
parts of words
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were pictographs?
portraits of kings
Sumerian coins used for trade
artists stamps
a picture symbol that represented an object
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What were the responsibilities of a scribe? Check all that apply.
document business transactions
keep records for government officials and temples
keep records of taxes
write daily diaries
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Becoming a scribe was a way to move up in social class.
True
False
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