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WorksheetsSumer of Mesopotamia
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are the two regions of Mesopotamia?
Sumer and Babylon
Sumer and Akkad
Sumer and Assyria
Amorite and Assyria
When did the Sumerian civilization begin?
2000 BC
3000 BC
2500 BC
3500 BC
How many city-states was Sumer made of?
6
9
12
15
Each (a) was independent from the others, and they often went to war against each other.
Sumer, like most early civilizations, had (a) - rankings of the people of a civilization.
Rulers and Priests belong to what social class?
Upper
Middle
Lower
None
Merchants, Artisans (skilled workers), and Farmers
Upper
Middle
Lower
None
Slaves belong in what social class?
Upper
Middle
Lower
None
It is a writing system invented by the Sumer. It started as a pictograph way of writing but changed over time into a system of lines.
ziggurat
artisans
cuneiform
cunaform
How many signs does the cuneiform have in their "alphabet system" at first?
600
60
360
36
They were the record-keepers of the Sumerians.
cuneiform
cunaform
scribes
scribblers
How did businessmen sign their names on records?
(a)
Even though the Sumerians had this detailed written language, it was not until the 1840's that it was deciphered.
scribes
Mesopotamian
cuneiform
scribblers
This inscription was a tablet written in 3 languages similar to cuneiform - Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian - which were then used to translate the cuneiform.
Beshun
Behistun
Elamite
cuneiform
One of the most famous pieces of Sumerian writing is the Epic of (a) .
It is a poem about a hero.
epic
cuneiform
scribbles
poem
The belief of many gods is (a) .
To stay in power, the king had to be approved by the ________.
people
senators
priests
other kings
This is the house of the city's pagan god.
Babylon
table-houses
ziggurat
zigzag
People can come in freely in ziggurats to worship their god.
True
False
This is what they call the Sumerian schools.
Babylon
table-houses
ziggurat
zigzag
The (a) or main teacher taught only boys from wealthy families how to be scribes.
The "man in charge of the (a) " was in the classroom to help the students obey.
