Ancient Sumer

Which Ancient Sumerians class   lived in two-story houses near the center of the city?

• Farmers

• Peasants

• merchants

• Government Officials

The way a civilization is organized is known as its

• Social Structure

• Government

• Religion

• Arts

Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of

• Priests

• Kings

• Farmers and fishers

• merchants

Which invention most affected the food supply in Sumer?

• the arch

• the chariot

• the plow

• the potters wheel

What belief allowed the Sumerians to support their king?

• support by the gods

• the king enforced laws

• the king collected taxes

• belief in reinforcing the social order

Sumerians created special shrines at the top of the ziggurat to

• write history

• honor and worship the gods

• create a social structure

• mark a special occasion

For entertainment Sumerian musicians played a variety of instruments such as

• cow bell

• lyres

• piano

• drums

Which Sumerian was responsible for enforcing laws and collecting taxes?

• the king

• the nobles

• peasants

• farmers

Which Sumerians recorded laws and contracts?

• fisherman

• artists

• scribes

• government officials

The Sumerians' greatest architectural achievement is the

• the wheel

• the potters wheel

• the arch

• the plow