What is the best definition of the word "Civilization"?

A society with unique social, cultural and political systems

Sumer was a collection of city-states rather than an empire. What does this mean?

There was no single ruler of the entire region

Which of the following is a Theory (not Fact) about the Sumerians?

Sumer was more advanced than Ancient Egypt

How was the Sumerian number system different from ours?

The Sumerian system is based on 60; ours is based on 10

In what way did Sumer differ from the societies that came before it?

Sumer was based on agriculture; not hunting and gathering

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What is the best definition of the word "Civilization"?
An area with a literate population and an industrial economy
A society based on hunting and gathering
A society with unique social, cultural and political systems
A country whose people all speak the same language
2
Which of the following was an Ensi NOT responsible for?
Religion
Sanitation
Military
Trade
3
A __________ is a man-made barrier that protects against flooding
canal
grove
levee
Ensi
4
Which Sumerians worked at the top of the Ziggurats?
Scribes
Politicians
Military Leaders
Priests
5
What does society need to have before division of labor occurs?
a common religion
a food surplus
irrigation
A writing system
6
Sumer was a collection of city-states rather than an empire. What does this mean?
There was a single capital city
There was no single ruler of the entire region
Each city-state had its own language
Each city-state had its own God
7
Which body of water is not near Sumer?
Persian Gulf
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
8
How did Sumerians irrigate their crops?
rainwater
seawater
with water from the Persian Gulf
river water
9
What Modern Country is now Sumer?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
10
What was the main reason Sumerians developed writing?
To write history
To keep track of trade
To describe agricultural techniques
To write laws
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Which of the following is a Theory (not Fact) about the Sumerians?
Sumer was more advanced than Ancient Egypt
Sumer was one of the earliest civilizations on Earth
Sumerian ruins still exist in Modern Iraq
Sumerian writing has been translated into other languages
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How was the Sumerian number system different from ours?
The Sumerian system could not be written down, ours can
The Sumerian system had negative numbers, ours doesn't
Sumerian system cannot be used to add or subtract
The Sumerian system is based on 60; ours is based on 10
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In what way did Sumer differ from the societies that came before it?
Older socieities cultivated corn; Sumer cultivated wheat
Older socieities fought many wars; Sumer was always peaceful
Older soceities had many gods; the Sumerians had only one
Sumer was based on agriculture; not hunting and gathering

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