WorksheetsSUMERIANS
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
irrigation
polytheism
cuneiform
city-state
An amount left over after a need has been met.
scribe
surplus
ziggurat
silt
An independent nation made up of a city and the land around it.
epic
city-state
surplus
polytheism
A belief in many gods.
cuneiform
irrigation
ziggurat
polytheism
A square, pyramid-shaped tower with each story smaller than the one below and a temple on top.
scribe
ziggurat
cuneiform
polytheism
A system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
cuneiform
ziggurat
silt
epic
A person who copies or writes out documents.
epic
surplus
city-state
scribe
A long poem that tells the story of a hero.
ziggurat
epic
silt
scribe
Rich soil.
ziggurat
epic
Silt
surplus
Who was the God of Air that the Sumerians worshipped?
Zeus
Hades
Apollo
Enlil
Who was the God of Wisdom that the Sumerians worshipped?
Enki
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Sumerians believed that these people had great power because they believed these people could speak to the gods.
Kings
Slaves
Farmers
Sumerian Priests
The Sumerians lived in this type of home and believed the gods also lived in the temple with them.
Castle
Palace
Ziggurats
Teepee
In the Sumerian Social Class, these claimed to be chosen by the gods.
Skilled Workers
Slaves
Priests
The Kings
In the Sumerian Social Class, these communicated with the gods.
The Kings
Farmers
Priests
Slaves
In the Sumerian Social Class, these included merchants, crafters, and traders.
Priests
Slaves
Farmers
Skilled Workers
In the Sumerian Social Class, these people supplied the surplus food.
Farmers
The Kings
Skilled Workers
Slaves
In the Sumerian Social Class, these people had no rights of any kind, considered property.
Skilled Workers
Farmers
Slaves
Priests
Cuneiform is a symbol-language- made up of wedge shaped pictures called?
Tablets
Pictographs
Stylus
Numbers
They had over ______ symbols that grew more complex over time.
600
1,000
20
75
What type of tablet was Cuneiform written on?
Mud
Stone
Clay
Paper
They used this kind of tool to write cuneiform on.
Pen
Stylus
Pencil
Scre Driver
Very few people knew how to read and write in cuneiform. Those who did were called?
Authors
Writers
Workers
Scribes
What did the Sumerians invent?
First Wheels
Wagons
Handle Bars
Rakes
The first wheels were used in _________, __________, and on _________.
bikes, cars, and on wheels
wagons, cycles, and on carts
carts, wagons, and on potter's wheels
motorcycles, car, and on potter's wheels
The Sumerians used these to break hard soil.
The Rake
The Plow
The Shovel
The Hammer
The Sumerians used this to measure time.
Water Clock
Timer
Watch
Alarm Clock
The Sumerians used this to take waste away.
Water
Toilet
Dirt
Sewers
The Sumerians mixed tin and copper for a stronger metal called ________.
Tin
Bronze
Zinc
Titanium
The Sumerians made this by heating sand.
Glass
Plastice
Silver
Gold
The Sumerians had a system in Math based on the number?
2
25
70
60
