Lesson 5 Quiz: Ancient Sumer

The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is

• the way a civilization is organized.
• how many taxes a king collects from slaves.
• the way scribes record social events.
• how the government treats the lower classes.

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

• slaves.
• traders.
• potters.
• farmers.

Who had these responsibilities? Lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built

• the king
• the priests
• the scribes
• the council

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

• to entertain the rulers
• to write down the laws
• to collect people's taxes
• to teach the royal children

Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?

• brick houses
• wooden plows
• copper jewelry
• painted pottery

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

• wheels
• swords
• sledges
• horseshoes

What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?

• ziggurats
• city walls
• stone statues
• written records

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on

• metal coins.
• clay tablets.
• animal hides.
• flattened reeds.

A society has a stable food supply if

• it gives food to the king.
• it has enough food for its people.
• it buys food from other groups.
• it gets food by hunting and fishing.

Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?

• a skilled metalworker
• a fisherman
• a government official
• a merchant