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The Rise of Sumer Quiz
The Rise of Sumer Quiz
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"The Rise of Sumer" page 62 to 65 Ancient Civilizations
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Where was Sumer developed?
Southern Mesopotamia
West Egypt
East Africa
North America
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What is an empire?
A country that has no states
Land with different territories and peoples under one rule
A large city-state
A state that is ruled by a country
3
What is polytheism?
The worship of many gods
A temple
The worship of one god
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What is a rural area? What is an urban area?
Egypt; Mesopotamia
city; countryside
countryside; city
forest; plains
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What city-state was Gilgamesh king of?
Kish
Uruk
Babylon
Ur
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What level were priests in the social hierarchy?
Below kings, but above craftspeople, merchants, and traders
With the craftspeople, merchants, and traders
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Who created a society to the north of Sumer?
The Italians
The Egyptians
Sargon
The Akkadians
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Did religion play a major role in Sumer?
No
Yes
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What class was at the bottom of the social hierarchy?
Slaves
Farmers
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When did Sumer first have a population of several hundred thousand people?
5000 BC
3000 BC
3000 AD
12,000 years ago
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When did Sargon rule?
12,000 years ago
2334-2279 BC
5322-5350 BC
2000-3000 BC
