Ancient Sumer

What was the language Sumerians used to write?

• Cuneiform

• Ancient Sumerian

• English

• Spanish

What tool did the Sumerians use to write on their tablets?

• A Stylus

• A Hachet

• A Hammer

• A Pencil

independent village that includes a city and its surrounding territory

• country

• civilization

• city-state

• village

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

• Euphrates and Tigris
• Zagros and Taurus
• Tigris and Karun
• Ishtar and Tammuz

Which Sumerian advancement allowed for faster transportation?

• cuneiform
• calendar
• wheel
• plow

The Sumerians believed this group of people communicated with the gods:

• Kings

• Farmers

• Priests

• Slaves

Why were priests so powerful?

• People believed they could communicate with gods, and that the gods controlled every part of life

• they were rich

• they had a strong military to protect them

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• cradle

• river valley

• pyramid

• ziggurat

People in Sumer were divided into

• families

• social classes

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans

• scribes

• merchants

• head of households