Ancient Sumer

In ancient Mesopotamia, education would have been given to everyone in the society.

• True

• False

Which King had epics (stories) written about him?

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Shamash

• Washton

Why would ancient Mesopotamians worship the gods?

• to try to gain favor with the gods

• to avoid treasure

• to anger their kings

• to promote reading

Slaves would have been part of the ...

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Working Class

• Lowest Class

The first recorded female author was from...

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient China

• Ancient Mesopotamia

Scribes, craftsman, merchants, and civil servants made up which social class?

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

• Slave

Artisans, laborers and farmers made up which social class?

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

• Slave

What was the smallest political unit in Mesopotamia?

• City

• State

• Country

• City-State

How did Mesopotamians irrigate their farmland?

• Creating flood walls

• Creating dams

• Digging canals

• They waiting for rain

What would Sumerians do with their surplus of food?

• Eat it all

• Save what they didn't use

• Give it to their enemies

• Burn any extra food