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Early Humans (1-2, 1-3) F & C

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

wedge-shaped writing in clay done by the early Sumerians

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

Phonics

c)

cuneiform

d)

alphabet

2.

The Sumerians built a temple called a ______________ to honor their chief god.

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

ziggurat

c)

scribe

d)

cradle

3.

The "land between two rivers"

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Babylon

c)

Sumeria

d)

Kentucky

4.

way of watering crops, which allowed farmers to grow plenty of food

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

ziggurat

5.

complete societies with cities, governments, religion, etc.

a)

city state

b)

empire

c)

province

d)

civilization

6.

area consisting of a city and the surrounding land

a)

empire

b)

province

c)

city-state

d)

ziggurat

7.

skilled worker

a)

cuneiform

b)

scribe

c)

caravan

d)

artisan

8.

a person trained to be a record keeper

a)

caravan

b)

scribe

c)

artisan

d)

city-state

9.

a group of many different lands under one leader

a)

province

b)

city-state

c)

artisan

d)

empire

10.

a group of traveling merchants

a)

artisan

b)

caravan

c)

astronomers

d)

emperor

11.

a political district

a)

province

b)

city-state

c)

empire

d)

civilization

12.

a person who studies heavenly bodies

a)

artisan

b)

emperor

c)

astronomer

d)

scribe