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Ancient Sumer
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1
Which member of Sumerian society might own a piece of expensive jewelry?
government official
farmer
slave
artisan
2
Sumerian communities were called city-states because
They were all part of one great empire
Each of them kept written records
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
They all depended on each other for water
3
Define silt
a person who writes
ancient temple with outside staircase and shrine on top
fine particles of rock
land between two rivers
4
Early city that was a small, independent country w/ its own laws and government
cuneiform
scribe
Mesopotamia
city-state
5
What was the environment like in Ancient Sumer?
low and flat, with little rain
high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
hilly and dry, with many stones
thickly forested, with heavy storms
6
The rivers flooded in spring because heavy rain fell throughout the area.
True
False
7
Writing using wedge-shaped characters
city-state
cuneiform
scribe
silt
8
Why did people of Sumer construct moats?
protect cities from attack
make villagers work together
get crops to grow better
bring drinking water into towns
9
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
ziggurat
civilization
city-state
Mesopotamia
10
Why were Sumerians not considered prehistoric?
stone statues
written records
city walls
ziggurats
11
Sumer became an advanced civilization during which time period?
3500 CE
Last week
5000 BCE
3500 BCE
12
People of the Zagros foothills solved the problem of food shortage by moving south
True
False
13
What is social structure?
a foundation of strong government and writing
ziggurats & religion
the structure of buildings in a city
specialization of labor and social classes
14
Define ziggurat
writing that used wedge-shaped characters
area located between two rivers
temple tower w/ outside staircase and shrine on top
early city that was like a small, independent country w/ its own laws
15
Irrigation means supplying land with water
False
True
16
The villages of Sumer depended on each other because they cooperated to keep the water systems working.
True
False
17
What factors made it difficult to farm in Sumer?
rocky soil
lack of rainfall
growth of weeds
steep hillsides
18
How did the land of Mesopotamia get its name?
near a region of many conflicts
land between two rivers
in mountain foothills
at the site of the earliest cities
19
Define Mesopotamia
an ancient God
a mountain in Sumer
a group of people live together a long time ago
area located between two rivers
20
Define scribe
land between two rivers
fine particles of rock
a person who writes
an ancient temple tower with outside staircase and shrine on top
21
Food supply in Ancient Sumer was different than other civilizations because before civilization people didn't have food
False
True
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What problem did silt bring to the people of Sumer?
It crumbled the city walls
It clogged the irrigation canals
It ruined the soil for planting
It dried up the rivers
