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3.2 Study Guide - Sumerians
3.2 Study Guide - Sumerians
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21. DESCRIBE the role of men in Sumer:
held political power and made laws
only males could be religious leaders and made laws
held political power and maintained homes
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10. Sargon ruled the Sumerian empire for how many years? READ CAREFULLY!
100
50
150
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29. What was a typical Sumerian home like?
grand, with 2 stories and a dozen rooms
often a small hut made of clay, but with a beautiful courtyard to gather in
simple, with one story and flat roof
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11. The Sumerian empire continued after his death. The empire lasted a TOTAL of __________ years. THINK!
50
100
150
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1. Sumer was located in southern __________. Most Sumerians were ________.
Mesopotamia/farmers
Fertile Crescent/merchants
Akkadia/builders
Egypt/priests
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2. When did Sumer exist in history? THINK!
1,000 BC
5,000 BC
3,000 BC
7,000 BC
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12. Why did Sumeria fall to invaders?
There were too many farmers.
No one wanted to live there.
There were weak rulers in Sumeria.
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24. What was the writing developed by the Sumerians called? Describe it.
phonetics, words written on paper
pictographs, shapes carved into stone
hieroglyphics, words carved into clay
cuneiform, shapes carved into clay
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14. How do new rulers take control over other city-states?
The gods give them super-powers to put them into power.
The build a powerful army, invade and conquer.
There is a vote, the winner gets to be king.
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15. The Sumerians practiced what kind of religious belief?
polytheism
multitheism
atheism
monotheism
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27. The Sumerians were excellent mathematicians. For example,
they knew how to divide a circle into four equal parts
they calculated the 12 months of the year
they could determine the distance around the earth
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13. After the invasion and fall of Sumeria, what happened? THINK: What happens when a strong ruler isn't replaced?
Nothing, the Sumerians lived life, as they always had.
New rulers lead to a thriving century of prosperity.
Sumeria fell into 100 years of CHAOS.
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22. Most women's roles in Sumer were to...
make jewelry and art to sell at the marketplace
care for the home and children
become educated or be a priestess
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20. Social 'hierarchy' of Sumer- in this order:
king, scribe, nobles, slaves, craftsmen, farmers, laborers, merchants
king, priest, nobles, scribe, skilled craftsmen, merchants, farmers, slaves
priest, king, farmers, merchants, skilled workers, slaves, traders, nobles
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31. Sumerian carvings... THINK!
scenes were often carved in clay to depict devastating natural disasters
scenes were often carved in stone; depict import events in Sumerian history
scenes were often carved on sides of buildings to identify shop names
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28. How did the Sumerians treat illness?
using leeches to suck a wound to clean it
used minerals, plants and animals to create medicines
they performed surgeries
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6. Who created the world's first empire?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
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4. Why did city-states fight each other? THINK!
for farmland and power
for trade and domesticated animals
for food and water
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18. Why was it the duty of every Sumerian to worship the gods? THINK!
their success depended on ignoring the gods
their success depended on pleasing the king
their success depended on pleasing the gods
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34. Sumerian literature...
the epic of Gilgamesh was a famous novel about a travelling merchant
the epic of Gilgamesh was a famous story about a famous priest
the epic of Gilgamesh was a famous poem about a legendary king
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7. What is an 'empire'?
development of individual communities that acted independent of each other
the unification of city-states under one ruler
the unification of city-states under many rulers
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16. Polytheism means...
the belief in one God
the belief in many gods
the belief in no gods
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9. Details about King Sargon...
strong, powerful, ambitious
Who is he?
weak, peaceful, lacking ambition
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8. King Sargon was, originally, the ruler of the _____________.
Akkadians
Babylonians
Corinthians
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30. What dominated (most important reason) the Sumerian city-center? WHY?
the temples, places of worship and ceremony
the king's palace, he was the most important figure in their lives
the central marketplace, it was a place of shopping, gossip and news
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33. The cylinder seals of Sumeria were also famous because... THINK!
were also used as a play toy for children
were also used as a weapon
were also considered beautiful works of art
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25. How did the wheel change the lives of the Sumerians? THINK!
they could now study the stars with more accuracy
they could now build a cart to roll goods to market
they could now dominate trade routes
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17. Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?
it was not very important at all
it guided nearly every part of their daily lives
religion was only important to the priests and on holidays
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19. x3 details concerning Sumerian religion:
priest low in status, ceremonies performed, priests communicated with gods
priest high in status, ceremonies were performed, communicated with gods
priest high in status, no ceremonies, priests pretended to be the gods
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5. What were two results of their conflict?
walls were built around the cities
walls were built around the flood plains
walls were torn down around the cities and friendships were formed
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23. What was the writing developed by the Sumerians first used for?
to keep business records
communication between rulers
as a decorative art form
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35. Several Sumerian 'FIRSTs' include: READ CAREFULLY
first female author, empire, and form of writing
first empire, city-state, gods, and male author
first king, city-state, scribes, and female author
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3. What is a city-state?
a city ruled by one leader with it's own laws and culture
a civilization with a single ruler, but shares culture traits with others
an empire ruled by many leaders
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26. Describe the use and purpose of the 'plow':
to break through hard soil in order to prepare it for planting
to break through hard soil in order to prepare it for harvest
to break through soft soil in order to prepare it for planting
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32. A 'cylinder seal' was...
a cylinder-shaped tube that rolled clay into tablets for the scribes
a cylinder-shaped tube that rolled patterns on clay, as a signature/name
a cylinder-shaped tube that children rolled around, to play like a top
