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WorksheetsChapter 3 Section 3- Sumerian Achievements
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Sumerians used writing in all of the following ways EXCEPT
They wrote history and law.
They used it for grammar, math, and writing stories.
They wrote stories, proverbs, and songs.
They used it to draw maps.
What were picture symbols called in Sumerian society?
hieroglyphics
pictographs
cuneiform
cave drawings
What was the world's first system of writing called?
cursive
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Latin
A stone cylinder engraved with designs was called
a seal
a cylinder
a vase
a cylinder seal
All of the following were ways Sumerians used music EXCEPT
Kings hired musicians to play at special ceremonies.
Children sang in school.
People sang hymns to gods and kings.
Merchants sold songs of famous singers.
The Sumerians used the wheel in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
to make a bicycle.
to make carts.
to make wagons.
to spin clay.
True or False: Other technical advances include the plow, chariot, clock and canons.
True
False
True or False: The wheel was one of the most important technical advances.
True
False
True or False: Sumerians used math in all of the following ways: 1) They created a math system based on 60. 2) They divided a circle into 360 degrees. 3) They divided the year into 12 months. 4) They calculated the areas of rectangle and triangles.
True
False
For what reasons did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?
To use as spices in their cooking
To create magical potions
To make medicines
To make offerings to gods and goddesses
What is architecture?
The science of making medicine.
The world's first writing system.
Long poems that tell the stories of heroes.
The science of building.
What is a ziggurat?
The king's palace.
A pyramid shaped tower.
A weapon.
The place where people met in the market.
All of the following are ways Sumerians used art in their culture EXCEPT:
They painted pictures of their presidents.
They made music.
They made cylinder seals.
They made jewelry.
What is the relative location of the Persian Gulf?
South of the Caspian Sea
North of the Black Sea
West of the Red Sea
South of the Indian Ocean
What is the relative location of the Mediterranean Sea?
North of Saudi Arabia
East of Iraq
South of the Red Sea
West of Syria
Silt was made by all of the following EXCEPT:
Snow melted on the plains
Snow melted on the tops of mountains
It rained
Rivers flooded and deposited new soil.
All of the following were effects of controlling water by using irrigation EXCEPT:
Farmers were able to grow more food.
Farmers were more productive.
People used the canals to travel.
Division of labor was created.
All of the following were reasons farmers were able to grow more food EXCEPT:
Irrigation systems provided flooding during the spring.
Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.
Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.
They collected water during the summer.
Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?
To control the river's flow of water during the spring.
So they could use water during cooking.
To lure animals so they could hunt them.
To use for swimming during the summer.
All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT:
Gods controlled the harvest.
Gods controlled natural disasters.
God's controlled people's health.
Gods controlled the farmers.
The time before writing is called
prehistory
ancestor
hominid
society
A relative who lived in the past is called a(n)
Mary Leaky
ancestor
flint
language
A community of people who share a common culture is a called a
society
prehistory
language
knowledge
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people is called
culture
prehistory
language
knowledge
All of the following were reasons farmers were able to grow more food EXCEPT
Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.
Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.
Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.
They collected water during the summer.
