Ancient Civilizations Quiz

Match the following Sumerian terms with their descriptions.

• complex societies with government, etc.

• cuneiform

• Greek for "land between two rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Writing forms developed by Sumerians

• civilization

• has it's own government

• city-state

The first civilizations arose because of farming conditions in (a)   .

• in the mountains
• in river valleys
• near the sea
• in the desert

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• artisans

• slaves

• merchants

• priests

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

• artisans

• heads of households

• scribes

• merchants

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• the number 60

• the Roman calendar

• the cycles of the moon

• the geometry of the wheel

Sumer was mainly made up of..

• City States
• An empire
• Villages
• Farms

How was trading important to the Sumerian economy?