Francia6 Sumerian Civilization

Kings of Sumer claimed they were chosen by who to lead?

What were the main building blocks of Sumerian architecture?

Sumerians were skilled in the fields of art, metalworks and?

Why was writing necessary to early governments?

Name the Akkadian Emperor that established the world’s first empire?

Sumerians wrote about history, grammar, laws, mathematics and epic poems?

No women in Sumer were allowed to be priestesses or attend school?

Sumerians developed the world’s first system of math based on the number?

The basic political unit or system of Sumer was the city-state?

The amount of farmland controlled by a City-State depended on the size of their Army?

Historians believe that by 2000BC, Sumerian city populations exceeded how many people?

The largest and most impressive buildings in Sumerian Cities were the Ziggurat?

Why do you think priest were so influential in ancient Sumeria?

A king from Uruk became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature. What was his name?

The Ziggurat was a palace?

Did males or females hold political power in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Government officials, business and religious leaders would hirer these specialist to keep records?

Where did the Sumerians come from?

Cuneiform is considered the world’s first known form of writing?

The Sumerians practiced this form of religion?

Sumerians utilized ingredients from plants, animals and minerals to use in medicine?

Which people developed the world’s first civilization in southern Mesopotamia?