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BrainPOP-The Sumerians

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This quiz goes with the BrainPOP video "The Sumerians."

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1
How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?
with river water
with seawater
with rainwater
with water from the Persian Gulf
2
What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing?
to keep track of trade
to write laws
to describe agricultural techniques
to write history
3
What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?
a food surplus
a writing system
a common religious faith
irrigation
4
How was the Sumerian number system different from ours?
it is based on 60; ours is based on 10
it could not be used to add or subtract; ours can
it contained negative numbers; ours does not
it could not be written down; ours can
5
Sumer was a decentralized collecion of city-states. What does this mean?
There was a single capitol city.
Each city-state had its own language.
There was no single ruler of the whole region.
Each city-state had its own god.
6
In which modern region was Sumer located?
The Middle East
North Africa
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
7
Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?
priests
scribes
military leaders
politicians
8
What is the best definition of the word "civilization?"
a society with unique social, cultural, and political system
an area with a literate population and an industrial economy
a society based on hunting and gathering