World History - Sumerians Article Questions

What was the Sumerian writing system called?

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Cyrillic

The Sumerians invented a writing system that consisted of how many pictographs?

• 100

• 200

• 500

• 1000

The Sumerians developed a number system based on which number?

• 10

• 12

• 60

• 100

The Sumerians studied which system in astronomy?

• Lunar

• Solar

• Galactic

• Stellar

Which class was at the top of the Sumerian social structure?

• Merchants

• Priests

• Warriors

• Farmers

Mesopotamia was known as 'the land between two ______'.

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Rivers

• Cities

Which river was the city of Ur located on?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Indus

The oldest set of laws in Sumer was known as the Code of ______.

• Hammurabi

• Ur-Nammu

• Justinian

• Draco

How many major city-states did Sumer have?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 20

Which god was known as the father of the gods and the sky?

• Enlil

• Anu

• Utu

• Enki