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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?
a writing system
a common religious faith
a food surplus
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 fought 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 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
