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Ch 3 Review-6th Grade SS
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Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
to collect people's taxes
to entertain the rulers
to teach the royal children
to write down the laws
2
What item was NOT invented/created by the Sumerians?
telescope
wheel
math
sail
3
Which statement shows how Sumerian religion and government were connected?
Sumerians believed that the king got power from the gods
Sumerians recorded the movements of the planets
Sumerians believed that merchants sold goods for the king
sumerians recorded their prayers on clay tablets
4
What evidence shows that Sumerian society developed after the Stone Age?
Wooden plows
Mud houses
Painted pottery
Copper blades
5
The artifact pictured here is evidence of what part of Sumerian Civilization?
technology
the arts
government
religion
6
What evidence shows that the Sumerians were not prehistoric?
irrigation ditches
ziggarats
written laws
statues
7
Which of the following is considered the Sumerians' most important invention?
wheel
makeup
glass jewelry
chariot
8
Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
a partner with whom to trade
A system of government
a steady supply of food
an honor for the gods
9
How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding?
They diverted the flow of the rivers into other areas.
They rotated farming with nomadic herding.
They built terraces on the mountains.
They dug irrigation ditches and built levees.
10
Which country exists today in the area that was ancient Mesopotamia?
Iraq
Italy
Egypt
Assyria
11
What human developments were made in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The first use of writing
All of these
The first use of trade
The first use of taxes
12
Where was Ancient Mesopotamia located?
In modern-day Greece and Turkey.
In modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria.
On the border of modern-day India and Pakistan.
In modern-day Egypt and Israel.
13
In ancient Sumer and Babylonia, most structures were made of
Stone
Cedar Timber
Iron
Mud brick
14
Instead of using pictographs, Sumerians developed a type of writing called ______.
cuneiform
primary source
epics
scribe
15
Which of the following in an achievement of the Sumerians that we use daily?
printing press
falling water clock
wheels
square roots in math
16
The Sumerians invented the _________ and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons.
engine
axel
Tesla
wheel
17
This is a Sumerian mosaic called the Standard of Ur. Which of these is true about the mosaic?
It is an oil painting that was made on a single flat surface
It displays the earliest example of Mesopotamian writing.
It is made of several small objects combined together.
It has little color compared to other ancient art examples
18
A ________________ is a pyramid-shaped temple tower that rose above each Sumerian city.
palace
ziggurat
temple
tower
19
They were the first leaders in Ancient mesopotamia
priests
priestesses
kings
governors
20
Sumerian society was organized in ______ which consisted of a city and surrounding lands.
city-states
canals
polytheism
rural
21
Which landform covered most of ancient Mesopotamia?
Syrian Desert
Nile River
Caspian Sea
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
22
The Sumerians were polytheistic, worshipped many gods.
False
True
23
Which 5 themes of geography does the sentence below BEST fit? Ancient Sumerians built leeves.
Region
Human-Environmental Interaction
Movement
Absolute Location
24
Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?
Scrolls that documented history were encased in ziggurats
They were built as tombs for the kings.
They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses.
They protected the city from invaders.
25
This ancient writing system developed in Mesopotamia.
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
Latin
26
Sumer is on what two Rivers?
Arabian Canal and Red River
Nile and Euphrates
Nile and Tigris
Euphrates and Tigris
27
Who ruled Sumerian city-states?
A Parliament
A Dictator
A Senate
A King
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Who was in the lower class in ancient Mesopotamia?
Slaves
Scribes
Artisans
Ditch Diggers
