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Sumer and Civilization
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#Characteristics of a civilization through #Sumer
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Sumerians believed in many gods, which is
omnitheism
monotheism
polytheism
hedotheism
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Sumerians created a stable food supply by developing the
irrigation and plow
wheel and agriculture
plow and hearth
plow and agriculture
3
At the top of the social pyramid in Sumer were
priests, kings, and metal workers
priests, kings, and merchants
priests, kings, and governmental officials
priests, kings, and artisans
4
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in one god which is
omnitheism
hedotheism
monotheism
polytheism
5
What is a characteristic of civilization that had to do with plows and the wheel?
justice
government
farming
technology
6
Sumerians built temples to the gods called
zorasters
ziggurats
zormyths
temple shelters
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One job a king did not do was
write down laws
maintain irrigation systems for the whole city-state
collect taxes
lead the army
8
One way Sumerians strengthened architecture was through the use of the
cog
crane
pulley
arch
9
What is a characteristic of civilization that had to do with music, sculpture, and painting?
temples
technology
writing
art
10
Sumerians had musical instruments such as the
lyre
piano
violin
trumpet
11
This is a characteristic of civilization that has to do with food acquisition.
stable food supply
religion
government
technology
12
Sumerians learned to tame what two rivers?
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Amazon and Euphrates
Nile and Amazon
13
Sumerians created the first writing system known as
Sanskrit
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
alphabet
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This characteristic of civilization had to do with temples and gods.
arts
religion
stable food supply
technology
15
Before Sumerians invented the wheel, how did people move heavy goods?
magical unicorns
chariots
sledges
wagons