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WorksheetsThe Development of Ancient Sumer
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where did the Mesopotamians go after leaving the Xagros Mountains
Sumner
Summit
Sumer
Sumpter
Why did the Sumerians build walls and moats around their cities?
Disagreements over land
Disagreements over water
Disagreements over jobs
Disagreements over religion
Why did the people move off of the mountain?
Too hot
Too cold
Not enough land to farm
Too many animals
Why was the Zagros Mountain a perfect place to settle?
It wasn't a perfect place to settle
There were plenty of fruits and veggies
Plenty of rain and mild weather
Due to water supply
Which are characteristics of a civilization?
Voting
Religion
Food Supply
Government
What was the first written language called?
Cuncaform
Caniform
Coniform
Cuneiform
What was the Sumerian answer to the water shortage?
built irrigation
borrowed from neighbors
saved rain water
went to the river for water
What were the religious temples called?
Pyramids
Zaggurats
Churches
Cathedrals
Who made up the lower level of the Social Structure in Sumer?
Kings
Fishers
Children
Slaves
Who made up the middle level of the Social Structure in Sumer?
Priests
Farmers
Nobles
Women
Who made up the Upper level of the Social Structure in Sumer?
Nobles
Farmers
Men
Artisans
Which city-states existed in Sumer?
Ur, Lagesh, Uruk, Kish, Nippur
Urk, Longesh, Uris, Kush, Nupr
Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Israel
Urp, Lagush, Urup, Kash, Kippur
From Greek meaning, "between two rivers"
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Cunieform
Ziggurat
Modern day Iraq and Kuwait
Mesopotamia
Kush
Sumer
Urp
What is a supply of water to land or crops?
Dam
Levee
Irrigation
moats
What is an enbankment built to prevent a river from overflowing?
dam
channel
moat
levee
What civilization characteristic is Sumer missing?
All of them
None of them
technology
trade
