Brainpop Sumerians

What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?

• A writing system
• A common religious faith
• A food surpus
• An irrigation system

In which modern region was Sumer located?

• The Middle East
• North Africa
• Southeast Asia
• Western Europe

How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?

• With water from the Persian Gulf
• With rainwater
• With seawater
• With river water

Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?

• Politicians

• Priests

• Military leaders

• Scribes

In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it?

• Older societies cultivated corn; the Sumerians cultivated wheat
  
• Older societies had many gods; the Sumerians only worshipped one god
• Older societies were based on hunting and gathering; Sumerian society was based on agriculture
• Older societies warred with one another; Sumerian society was always at peace

Which of the following is an opinion about the Sumerians?

• Much of their writing has been translated into modern languages 
• Their society was far more advanced than Ancient Egyptian society 
• They were among the earliest civilizations on Earth 
• Sumerian ruins still exist in the nation of Iraq

How was the Sumerian numeral system different from ours?

• The Sumerian system was based on 60; ours is based on 10
• The Sumerian system contained negative numbers; ours doesn't
• The Sumerian system could not be written down; ours can 
• The Sumerian system could not be used to add and subtract; ours can

What is the best definition for the word "civilization?"

• An area with a literate population and an industrial economy 
• A country whose people all speak the same language 
• A society based on hunting and gathering 
• A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems

What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing?

• To write history 
• To write laws 
• To keep track of trade
• To describe agricultural techniques
  

Sumer was a decentralized collection of city-states. What does this mean?

• Each city-state had its own god

• There was a single capital city

• There was no single ruler of the whole region

• Each city-state had its own language