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2.1 "Civilization Emerges in Mesopotamia"

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1
What was the original purpose of writing in Sumer?
Epic Poetry
Creating a law code
Recording Historical events
Recording business transactions
2
In cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used what to represent words, sounds, or ideas?
numbers
simple pictures
the first alphabet
wedge-shaped symbols
3
How did Sumerians use technology to turn Mesopotamia into fertile farmland?
Invention of the sail
New Irrigation techniques
Invention of the wheel
Invention of cuneiform
4
What social class was at the bottom of the social pyramid in Sumer?
Priests
Slaves
Scribes
Farmers
5
A ziggurat is a type of
writing
building
epic poem
religious ceremony
6
Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?
Sumerians believed only priests could talk with gods to help the city.
Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order.
Priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.
Sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving sacrifice.
7
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is
nation-state
city-state
empire
kingdom
8
The term Mesopotamia refers to land between
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Sumer and Egypt.
the Arabian peninsula and the Sinai peninsula.
Uruk and Ur
9
Who originally ruled the Sumerian city-states?
Merchants
Kings
Military leaders
Priests
10
What caused Sumer's population to grow?
Laws requiring reproduction
New weapons technology
Conquered slaves from other kingdoms
A food surplus