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Chapter 5: Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?
Chapter 5: Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?
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A #socialstudies Quiz to review #HistoryAlive! #Chapter5:WasAncientSumeraCiviliation? for #6thgrade
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1
Members of the middle, or common, class included...
slaves
highly-skilled metal workers
McDonald's employees
workers who repaired irrigation systems
2
Sumerians developed cuneiform around...
2400 B.C.E.
240 B.C.E.
420 B.C.E.
4200 B.C.E.
3
One of the best known Sumerian writings was called the "Epic of ..."
Gilgamesh
Gilligan
Yoda
Enkidu
4
Priests, scribes, and land owners belonged to this class...
upper class
middle class
lower class
class of 2025
5
Which characteristic of a civilization is BEST represented by a coin (money)?
writing
religion
technology
government
6
Sumerian religion was...
monotheistic
polytheistic
atheistic
agnostic
7
What evidence shows the Sumerians were
NOT
prehistoric
?
They had developed a system of writing.
They had religious beliefs.
They created musical instruments.
They drank from gold cups
8
Sumerian metalworkers made...
tanks and heavy artillery
practical objects, like weapons and cups
skyscrapers
decorative items, like mirrors and jewelry
9
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters...
alphabet
cuneiform
poetry
cursive
10
One Sumerian technological advance was the arch - inverted U- or V- shapes built above doorways
True
False
11
What does the R stand for in WARTS Feel Gross?
ribosomes
rabid raccoons
writing
religion
12
It was the duty of the king to...
build temples
enforce laws
lead the army
collect taxes
13
Which statement describes a Ziggurat?
long staircases allowed the gods to climb down to Earth
some as high as 8 stories and as wide as 200 feet
Sumerians believed the gods lived in them
so large - some could be seen from 20 miles away
14
At the bottom of the Sumerian social structure were...
people who lived in their owner's homes
slaves
people who owned no property of their own
15
The homes of the upper class were often...
whitewashed
2-stories
luxurious
near the center of the city
16
Was Ancient Sumer a civilization?
What was the question again?
um, I'm not sure
not really
YES!!
17
Which artifact shows that Sumer developed after the stone age?
clay tablet
mud brick houses
painted pottery
bronze statue
18
This invention helped the Sumerians to have a stable food supply...
complex irrigation systems
plow
chariot
high-speed internet
