- 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) Trade
B) Jewelry-making
C) Mining
D) Agriculture
- 2. A society has a stable food supply if:
A) It buys food from other civilizations
B) it gets food by hunting and fishing
C) It gives food to the king
D) It makes enough to meet the needs of the civilization
- 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 government official
C) A skilled metal-worker
D) A fisherman
- 4. Which of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
A) The chariot
B) The arch
C) The plow
D) The wheel
- 5. Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of:
A) Farmers
B) Artisans
C) Traders
D) Slaves
- 6. The responsibilities of: leading the army, enforcing the laws, building temples, was the responsibility of?
A) The Merchants
B) The Scribes
C) The King
D) The Priests
- 7. Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
A) He was chosen by the gods.
B) He consulted with wise advisers
C) He cared most about the poor.
D) He wanted everyone to be happy
- 8. Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
A) They collected the taxes
B) They entertained the rulers
C) The taught royal children
D) They wrote down the laws
- 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) Sells goods
B) Farmed the land
C) Worked on the buildings
D) Recorded information
- 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) Sledges
B) The wheel
C) The plow
D) Swords
- 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) Technology and Written Language
B) Culture and Religion
C) Government and Religion
D) Technology and Culture (The Arts)
- 14. What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric
A) Stone Statues
B) Agriculture
C) City walls
D) Written records
- 15. What was the first use of cuneiform?
A) To allow ordinary Sumerian citizens to communicate with each other
B) To entertain through written stories
C) To make textbooks to teach the Sumerian children
D) To keep government records
- 16. Records of the goods people exchanged were made on:
A) Flattened reeds
B) Metal coins
C) Animal hides
D) Clay tablets
- 17. People who share the same history, language, beliefs, traditions and behaviors would be:
A) Culture
B) Dialect
C) Ethnic group
D) Region
- 18. Which is NOT a required characteristic of civilization?
A) A system of religion
B) Technologies and inventions
C) Residence along a river valley
D) Large cities that are centers of trade
- 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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