- 1. A blue stone called lapis lazuli, used on the Standard of Ur, came from far beyond the Zagros Mountains. This shows the Sumerians engaged in:
A) Agriculture
B) Jewelry-making
C) Mining
D) Trade
- 2. A society has a stable food supply if:
A) It gives food to the king
B) It makes enough to meet the needs of the civilization
C) It buys food from other civilizations
D) it gets food by hunting and fishing
- 3. Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two story house near the center of the city-state?
A) A merchant
B) A skilled metal-worker
C) A fisherman
D) A government official
- 4. Which of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
A) The wheel
B) The plow
C) The chariot
D) The arch
- 5. Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of:
A) Slaves
B) Artisans
C) Farmers
D) Traders
- 6. The responsibilities of: leading the army, enforcing the laws, building temples, was the responsibility of?
A) The King
B) The Merchants
C) The Priests
D) The Scribes
- 7. Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
A) He consulted with wise advisers
B) He cared most about the poor.
C) He wanted everyone to be happy
D) He was chosen by the gods.
- 8. Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
A) They entertained the rulers
B) They wrote down the laws
C) They collected the taxes
D) The taught royal children
- 9. The ziggurat most closely related to which Sumerian feature of civilization?
A) Government
B) Religion
C) Written Language
D) Food Supply
- 10. A merchant is a person who:
A) Recorded information
B) Farmed the land
C) Sells goods
D) Worked on the buildings
- 11. Drums, pipes and lyres --- the main use of these items was:
A) Entertainment
B) Construction
C) Irrigation
D) Warfare
- 12. Which invention made it possible for the Sumerians to use chariots?
A) The wheel
B) Swords
C) Sledges
D) The plow
- 13. The arch, which added strength and beauty to the buildings in Sumer, is an example of contributing to what two characteristics of civilization?
A) Culture and Religion
B) Technology and Written Language
C) Technology and Culture (The Arts)
D) Government and Religion
- 14. What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric
A) City walls
B) Written records
C) Stone Statues
D) Agriculture
- 15. What was the first use of cuneiform?
A) To entertain through written stories
B) To allow ordinary Sumerian citizens to communicate with each other
C) To keep government records
D) To make textbooks to teach the Sumerian children
- 16. Records of the goods people exchanged were made on:
A) Clay tablets
B) Metal coins
C) Flattened reeds
D) Animal hides
- 17. People who share the same history, language, beliefs, traditions and behaviors would be:
A) Culture
B) Dialect
C) Region
D) Ethnic group
- 18. Which is NOT a required characteristic of civilization?
A) A system of religion
B) Residence along a river valley
C) Large cities that are centers of trade
D) Technologies and inventions
- 19. In a sentence, explain why government is an important part of any civilization.
- 20. Essay (5 points): We study past cultures because of their legacy or how they have influenced us - this is called enduring influence. In a paragraph, EXPLAIN why we study Ancient Sumer. In other words -- what are ways that we are influenced by Sumer's civilization? (Be specific - what do we use today that they invented or came up with?)
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