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Ancient Sumer Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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.

What did the Ancient Sumerians do to prevent floods? (Choose 2)

a)

built levees

b)

moved to the plains

c)

made irrigation systems

3.

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

a)

culture

b)

civilization

c)

food

d)

agriculture

4.

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

a)

plow

b)

rake

c)

hole poker

d)

cattle

5.

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

6.

Select all of the classes that existed in the Ancient Sumerian society. (Choose 3)

a)

Upper Class

b)

Common Class

c)

Slave Class

d)

Middle Class

7.

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

8.
What was the Sumerians written language called?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Pictographs
d)
Babylonian
9.
What was the responsibility of a scribe?
a)
to serve in the army
b)
to write and maintain records
c)
to create swords for the army
d)
to plan social events
10.
A ziggurat is?
a)
A war tactic
b)
A writing system 
c)
A Temple
d)
A Sumerian chariot
11.
What is a person called who sells goods for money?
a)
A king
b)
An artisan
c)
A merchant
d)
A cashier
12.
There are __________ characteristics of a civilization.
a)
7
b)
6
c)
8
d)
5
13.
Sumerians invented the __________, an upside down U-or V-shaped structure that supports weight above it, as in a doorway.
a)
sledge
b)
plow
c)
wheel
d)
arch
14.

Identify the picture and explain its importance to Sumer.

a)

crusty bread - helped with the stable food supply.

b)

tool technology - used as a stepping stone when soil was wet.

c)

cuneiform tablet - written language that helped with record keeping.

d)

artwork - provided beauty in homes by hanging on walls.

15.

Who was at the bottom of the social class?

a)

priests

b)

landowners

c)

fishers

d)

slaves

16.

Bringing water to your crops. Including: Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches

a)

irrigation

b)

nomads

c)

ziggurat

d)

scribes

17.

Kings in Sumer were responsible for... (choose 3)

a)

farming

b)

leading the army

c)

entertaining crowds

d)

enforcing laws

e)

having temples built

18.

T or F? The Sumerians invented the plow to build ziggurats.

a)

true - it was an amazing architectural advancement

b)

false - it was used for farming

c)

false - it was used for worship

d)

true - it made the gods happy

19.

Before the wheel, people had to use _______ to drag their goods.

a)

chariots

b)

lyres

c)

automobiles

d)

sledges

20.

What is this?

a)

A chariot

b)

A lyre

c)

A ziggurat

d)

An artisan's home