WorksheetsSumerian Acheivements
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Sumerians developed ____________, the world's first system of writing.
a)
cuneiform
b)
scribe
c)
epics
d)
cylinder seals
2.
The earliest written communication was through _______________, or picture symbols.
a)
alphabet
b)
pictographs
c)
scribes
d)
epics
3.
A ______________ was a writer, often hired to keep track of items people traded.
a)
scribe
b)
epic
c)
pictograph
d)
cuneiform
4.
_____________ are long poems that tell the story of a hero.
a)
epics
b)
scribes
c)
ziggurat
d)
cylinder seals
5.
Sumerians were skilled in the field of _______________, the science of building.
a)
architecture
b)
cylinder seals
c)
ziggurats
d)
cuneiform
6.
A _____________ is a pyramid-shaped temple tower that rose above each Sumerian city.
a)
ziggurat
b)
pictograph
c)
cuneiform
d)
scribe
7.
____________ are perhaps Sumer's most famous works of art.
a)
cylinder seals
b)
wheels
c)
pictographs
d)
scribes
8.
___________ is the story of a legendary Sumerian king.
a)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
b)
The Iliad
c)
The Odyssey
d)
The Epic of Sumer
9.
Sumerians developed a math system based on the number
a)
1
b)
10
c)
60
d)
100
10.
Among the contributions of the Sumerians to modern society was the _____________, and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons.
a)
wheel
b)
axle
c)
tires
d)
automobile
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