Exploring Sumer Through a Kid's Perspective

What task did the teacher in Nippur assign to the students?

• To write a journal about their lives and country

• To draw a map of Mesopotamia

• To build a model of the ziggurat

• To create a timeline of Sumerian history

What was the primary occupation of early Sumerians before they settled in one place?

• Hunting and gathering

• Trading

• Pottery

• Fishing

What discovery allowed the Sumerians to stop wandering and settle in one place?

• The domestication of animals and farming

• The invention of the wheel

• The building of ziggurats

• The creation of writing

What tool did the Sumerians invent to help with farming?

• The stylus

• The calendar

• The plow

• The wheel

How did the Sumerians control the flooding of the rivers?

• By building dams

• By constructing levees and gated ditches

• By using sandbags

• By digging canals

What was the purpose of the Sumerian calendar?

• To record historical events

• To measure time and predict floods

• To schedule trade routes

• To track religious festivals

What was the ziggurat in Nippur called?

• The Temple of Enlil

• The House of the Gods

• The Pyramid of Sumer

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Who lived in the two-story houses near the ziggurat?

• Shopkeepers and craftspeople

• Priests and merchants

• Slaves

• Farmers and fishermen

What was the role of the priests in Sumerian society?

• To collect taxes

• To care for the gods and ensure they were happy

• To trade with other city-states

• To lead the army

What was the 'burden' tax in Sumerian society?

• A tax on funerals

• A tax on grain

• A tax paid in time working for the government

• A tax on livestock