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Ch. 4 and 5 Ancient Sumer

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another term for cities that are like small, independent countries?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

city-states

c)

country-states

d)

independent-states

2.

Why did the Sumerians move to the plains?

a)

they had too many people and not enough food

b)

they had too much food and not enough people

c)

the hills became a problem because they flooded

d)

the plains had a lot more animals

3.

What did the Ancient Sumerians do to prevent floods?

a)

built levees

b)

moved to the plains

c)

made irrigation systems

4.

What did the Ancient Sumerians do to protect their city-states?

a)

built walls around them

b)

dug out mouts around them

c)

made the doors very small

d)

put the doors very high up

5.

In chapter five, we will take a closer look at Sumerian

a)

culture

b)

civilization

c)

food

d)

agriculture

6.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?

a)

stable food supply

b)

social structure

c)

advances in technology

d)

the making of coins

7.

Which invention helped the Sumerians with their food supply the most?

a)

plow

b)

rake

c)

hole poker

d)

cattle

8.

Select all of the classes that existed in the Ancient Sumerian society.

a)

Upper Class

b)

Common Class

c)

Slave Class

d)

Middle Class

9.

Who was in charge of the government in Ancient Sumer?

a)

kings

b)

queens

c)

polititions

d)

common people

10.

Select the two words that describe the two following definitions:


-a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse

-a person who writes

a)

chariot

b)

scribe

c)

status

d)

social structure