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SUMERIANS

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.

a)

irrigation

b)

polytheism

c)

cuneiform

d)

city-state

2.

An amount left over after a need has been met.

a)

scribe

b)

surplus

c)

ziggurat

d)

silt

3.

An independent nation made up of a city and the land around it.

a)

epic

b)

city-state

c)

surplus

d)

polytheism

4.

A belief in many gods.

a)

cuneiform

b)

irrigation

c)

ziggurat

d)

polytheism

5.

A square, pyramid-shaped tower with each story smaller than the one below and a temple on top.

a)

scribe

b)

ziggurat

c)

cuneiform

d)

polytheism

6.

A system of writing developed by the Sumerians.

a)

cuneiform

b)

ziggurat

c)

silt

d)

epic

7.

A person who copies or writes out documents.

a)

epic

b)

surplus

c)

city-state

d)

scribe

8.

A long poem that tells the story of a hero.

a)

ziggurat

b)

epic

c)

silt

d)

scribe

9.

Rich soil.

a)

ziggurat

b)

epic

c)

Silt

d)

surplus

10.

Who was the God of Air that the Sumerians worshipped?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Enlil

11.

Who was the God of Wisdom that the Sumerians worshipped?

a)

Enki

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

12.

Sumerians believed that these people had great power because they believed these people could speak to the gods.

a)

Kings

b)

Slaves

c)

Farmers

d)

Sumerian Priests

13.

The Sumerians lived in this type of home and believed the gods also lived in the temple with them.

a)

Castle

b)

Palace

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Teepee

14.

In the Sumerian Social Class, these claimed to be chosen by the gods.

a)

Skilled Workers

b)

Slaves

c)

Priests

d)

The Kings

15.

In the Sumerian Social Class, these communicated with the gods.

a)

The Kings

b)

Farmers

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

16.

In the Sumerian Social Class, these included merchants, crafters, and traders.

a)

Priests

b)

Slaves

c)

Farmers

d)

Skilled Workers

17.

In the Sumerian Social Class, these people supplied the surplus food.

a)

Farmers

b)

The Kings

c)

Skilled Workers

d)

Slaves

18.

In the Sumerian Social Class, these people had no rights of any kind, considered property.

a)

Skilled Workers

b)

Farmers

c)

Slaves

d)

Priests

19.

Cuneiform is a symbol-language- made up of wedge shaped pictures called?

a)

Tablets

b)

Pictographs

c)

Stylus

d)

Numbers

20.

They had over ______ symbols that grew more complex over time.

a)

600

b)

1,000

c)

20

d)

75

21.

What type of tablet was Cuneiform written on?

a)

Mud

b)

Stone

c)

Clay

d)

Paper

22.

They used this kind of tool to write cuneiform on.

a)

Pen

b)

Stylus

c)

Pencil

d)

Scre Driver

23.

Very few people knew how to read and write in cuneiform. Those who did were called?

a)

Authors

b)

Writers

c)

Workers

d)

Scribes

24.

What did the Sumerians invent?

a)

First Wheels

b)

Wagons

c)

Handle Bars

d)

Rakes

25.

The first wheels were used in _________, __________, and on _________.

a)

bikes, cars, and on wheels

b)

wagons, cycles, and on carts

c)

carts, wagons, and on potter's wheels

d)

motorcycles, car, and on potter's wheels

26.

The Sumerians used these to break hard soil.

a)

The Rake

b)

The Plow

c)

The Shovel

d)

The Hammer

27.

The Sumerians used this to measure time.

a)

Water Clock

b)

Timer

c)

Watch

d)

Alarm Clock

28.

The Sumerians used this to take waste away.

a)

Water

b)

Toilet

c)

Dirt

d)

Sewers

29.

The Sumerians mixed tin and copper for a stronger metal called ________.

a)

Tin

b)

Bronze

c)

Zinc

d)

Titanium

30.

The Sumerians made this by heating sand.

a)

Glass

b)

Plastice

c)

Silver

d)

Gold

31.

The Sumerians had a system in Math based on the number?

a)

2

b)

25

c)

70

d)

60