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WorksheetsTCI, Unit 2 study guide/practice test.
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. A society has a stable food supply if____
It has people such as farmers and fishers.
It has a government official.
It has enough food for it’s people.
It has complex irrigation systems and useful inventions.
2. The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs.
A social structure is____
The way a king leads the society
The way a civilization is organized
The way a society is joined together by a common interest
The way people interact with each other
3. Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
A slave
A king
A government official
A merchant
4. Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ____
Slaves
Architects
Priests
Farmers
5. Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
Copper Jewelry
The irrigation systems
The plow
The wheel
6. Who had these responsibilities?
The Priests
The King
The Architects
The gods
7. Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
He wasn’t religious
He was a founder of the early civilization
He was an omnipotent being
He was supported by the gods
8. Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
To write down laws
To write down blueprints of important buildings
To tell ancient stories about gods
To provide entertainment with music
9. The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
Social structure
Arts
Religion
Food supply
10. Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?
Potter wheels
Lyres
Copper Jewelry
Cuneiform
11. What was the main use of the items listed here?
Weapons
Entertainment
Cooking food
Growing food
12. Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Lyres
Arches
Potter wheels
The plow
13. Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
Arches
Potter wheels
Copper jewelry
The plow
14. What evidence found by archeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
Cuneiform
Arches
Copper Jewelry
Written records
15. This image shows cuneiform, the written language of the Sumerians. What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?
A sharp, pointed tool that resembles a stylus.
A stringed instrument like a small, U-shaped harp.
Inverted U or V-shaped structures built above doorways.
A potter wheel
16. Records of the goods people exchanged were made on ”…”
Copper jewelry
Clay tablets
Plows
Lyres
17. Which of the seven characteristics of civilization does this image show?
Arts
Social structure
Government
Religion
18. Which of the seven characteristics of civilization does this image show?
Goverment and Technology.
Social structure and stable food supply.
Social structure and Goverment.
Technology and Arts.
19. Which of the seven characteristics of civilization does this image show?
Technology and Government.
Social structure and stable food supply.
Arts and entertainment
Religion
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations. Support this argument.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “A stable food supply”
A system of providing food for survival.
The way a civilization is organized.
A system of order, laws, and mandates.
The use of tools and other inventions fo practical purposes.
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations. Support this argument.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “System of government”
A structuring of rules, laws, and the people who appoint them.
A highly developed written language.
A common belief that brings the people of a society together.
A highly developed way of life that involves culture, literature, music etc.
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “ A religious system”
Something that brings the people of a society together, a primary belief.
Something that insures order in a society.
Something that provides entertainment to people.
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “Written language”
A highly developed system that maintains order in a society.
A highly developed form of writing, a complex set of letters and phrases.
A highly developed way of life, including culture, music, etc.
Highly developed invention(s) that improve the way of life
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “Arts”
A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs of a society or group of people.
A characteristic of civilization that includes creative forms of expression used for entertainment.
A characteristic of civilization that includes directing people's behavior and making life orderly.
A characteristic of civilization that includes
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “Technology”
An entertainment medium comprised of cultural arts.
An invention that helps with tasks from everyday life.
A system that maintains order.
A structuring of people in a society.
Historians call Sumer one of the world’s first civilizations.
Which description matches this characteristic in Sumerian civilization? “ Social structure”
A characteristic of civilization that includes the structuring of order.
A characteristic of civilization that includes a complex organization of jobs and levels of society.
A characteristic of civilization that includes various forms of worship and a set of beliefs.
A characteristic of civilization that includes the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
