Ancient Sumerian Inventions

What material did the Sumerians use to make everything from bricks to pottery to tablets for writing?

• Stone

• Metal

• Clay

• Wood

What was the Sumerians' first use of written communication?

• Writing literature

• Recording history

• Keeping track of goods

• Sending messages

How did the Sumerians mass-produce pottery?

• By hand

• Using a turning wheel

• Using molds

• By using machines

What did the Sumerians use to collect and channel the overflow of rivers for farming?

• Dams

• Pipes

• Aqueducts

• Canals

Which civilization borrowed the Sumerian writing system?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Romans

• Persians

What did the Sumerians invent to transport people and goods?

• Boats

• Horses

• Chariots

• Bicycles

What technology did the Sumerians invent for farming?

• Irrigation system

• Crop rotation

• Plow

• Fertilizer

What did the Sumerians turn their temples into for textile production?

• Factories

• Warehouses

• Schools

• Hospitals

What did the Sumerians use to build houses and temples?

• Stones

• Timber

• Bricks

• Metal

What numbering system did the Sumerians develop?

• Decimal

• Binary

• Hexadecimal

• Sexagesimal