When were Sumerian city states first established?
A. 3500 BCE
B. 2000 CE
C. 100 BCE
A. 3500 BCE
True or False: Sumerians faced many struggles because of their geographic location.
True
What is the name for the system of water control Sumerians used to water their crops?
A. watering cans
B. rain
C. irrigation
C. irrigation
What tool did Sumerians invent to help till their soil?
A. shovel
B. plow
C. hoe
B. plow
What animal did Sumerians use to carry plows through farm fields?
A. dog
B. Ox (cow)
C. camel
B. Ox (cow)
True or False: There was a set social structure in Sumer
True
Which social class had the biggest houses?
A. highest class
B. middle class
C. lowest class
A. highest class
What class were kings, nobles, and priests in?
A. high class
B. middle class
C. low class
A. high class
What class were farmers in?
A. high class
B. middle class
C. low class
B. middle class
Who made up the lowest class in Sumer?
A. kings
B. slaves
C. soldiers
B. slaves
Who was the ruler in Sumerian government?
A. President
B. Queen
C. King
C. King
True or False: Sumerians believed their kings were connected to their gods.
True
Who made up the slave group in Sumer?
A. captured enemies
B. poor people
C. past kings
A. captured enemies
True or False: Sumerian armies were made up of only volunteers from the city
False. The armies had both volunteers and professional soldiers
Who helped record laws and contracts?
A. kings
B. scribes
C. priests
B. scribes
True or False: Sumerians were the first people to have written laws
True
