True or False: Sumerians had different forms of arts (music, painting, metalworking, etc.)
True
True or False: Sumerians were the first people to have written laws
True
True or False: Sumerians had a stable food supply.
True
True or False: Sumerians believed their kings were connected to their gods.
True
How did music make Sumerians feel?
A. mad
B. sad
C. happy
C. happy
Who made up the slave group in Sumer?
A. captured enemies
B. poor people
C. past kings
A. captured enemies
True or False: Sumerians had a written language
True
True or False: Sumerians believed in only one God
False. They believed in many different gods
Why was the arh such an important invention?
A. it looked nice
B. it made doorways stronger
C. nobody liked it
B. it made doorways stronger
Who helped record laws and contracts?
A. kings
B. scribes
C. priests
B. scribes
What did Sumerians write on?
A. paper
B. bricks
C. clay slabs
C. clay slabs
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
Who was the ruler in Sumerian government?
A. President
B. Queen
C. King
C. King
What class were kings, nobles, and priests in?
A. high class
B. middle class
C. low class
A. high class
True or False: Sumerians listened to and enjoyed music.
True
True or False: Cuneiform has over 5,000 characters.
False, it started with around 2,000 characters but eventually narrowed down to only 700 characters.
What is the name of this Sumerian instrument?
A. guitar
B. lyre
C. plow
B. lyre
True or False: There was a set social structure in Sumer
True
What class were farmers in?
A. high class
B. middle class
C. low class
B. middle class
True or False: Sumerian armies were made up of only volunteers from the city
False. The armies had both volunteers and professional soldiers
When were Sumerian city states first established?
A. 3500 BCE
B. 2000 CE
C. 100 BCE
A. 3500 BCE
Who made up the lowest class in Sumer?
A. kings
B. slaves
C. soldiers
B. slaves
True or False: Sumerians faced many struggles because of their geographic location.
True
True or False: Sumerians made advances in tecnhology.
True
True or False: Ziggurats had long staircases to allow gods to walk from heavens to earth.
True
What is the religious building that each city-state had in the center of their city?
A. church
B. temple
C. ziggurat
C. ziggurat
True or False: Sumerians had an established religious system.
True
True or False: Historians consider ancient Sumer to be a civilization.
True
What is the name of this architectural invention?
A. doorway
B. window
C. arch
C. arch
Which social class had the biggest houses?
A. highest class
B. middle class
C. lowest class
A. highest class
What is the written language developed by Sumerians?
A. pictographs
B. chinese
C. cuneiform
C. cuneiform
What is the most important invention from Ancient Sumer?
A. wheel
B. plow
C. sled
A. wheel
What animal did Sumerians use to carry plows through farm fields?
A. dog
B. Ox (cow)
C. camel
B. Ox (cow)
Who was in charge of building and maintaining each city's ziggurat?
A. farmers
B. king
C. priests
B. king
True or False: Sumerians had a social structure and hierarchy.
True
What tool did Sumerians invent to help till their soil?
A. shovel
B. plow
C. hoe
B. plow