Civilisations & Legacies of Ancient Sumer, Egypt

Our world today might be different if ancient civilisations had never existed. There are five features of ancient civilisation e.g. Economics activities.

Which of the following is not a feature of ancient civilisation?

• Systems of government

• Writing

• Cities with public buildings

• Karaoke session

Most ancient civilisations began as settlements along _________.

• Canal

• River

• Swimming pool

• Tap

Rivers are an essential natural feature as they provide people with fresh water for ________.

• Washing the car

• Drinking

• Farming

• Washing

Which is the correct growth of civilisation?

• Town - Village - Settlement - City

• Settlement - Town - Village - City

• Town - City - Village - Settlement

• Settlement - Village - Town - City

Ancient Sumer was developed in an ancient land known as __________, which means "the land between the rivers". The rivers refer to the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.

• Mississippi

• Mesopotamia

• Mission Impossible

• Mediterranean

The people of ancient Sumer were called ____________.

• Sumo Wrestler

• Summer

• Sumerians

• Summation

Two well-known Sumerian cities were ______ and ______.

• Kish, Nippur

• Umma, Lagash

• Ur, Uruk

• Eridu, Um

The Sumerian cities were ruled by kings and officials. The king of each city had responsibilities such as leading the citizens in religious ceremonies and leading the army into battle against invaders. They built cities with high walls to protect themselves from attacks. At the centres of these cities, they built stepped temples known as ________ to honour their gods and goddesses.

• ziggurats

• irrigation

• lapis lazuli

• ceramic jar with spout

The Sumerians dug canals to bring water from rivers to their fields. This is known as _________.

• irregularity

• irrationality

• irritation

• irrigation

The Sumerians invented writing as a way of keeping temple records. This form of writing is known as ________.

• democracy

• obelisks

• cuneiform

• hieroglypgics