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Sumeria
Part One
Question: Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means
a. hot and dry
b. land between two rivers
c. mountains
d. walled cities
Answer: b. land between two rivers
Question: Two rivers of Mesopotamia were
a. Tiger and Elephant
b. Twolumne and East
c. Thames and Echo
d. Tigres and Euphrates
Answer: d. Tigres and Euphrates
Question: Communites in Sumer were called
a. countries
b. counties
c. villages
d. city-states
Answer: d. city-states
Question: Northern Mesopotamia's land included
a. the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
b. the Zagros foothills
c. plenty of food for everyone
d. a lack of trees
Answer: b. the Zagros foothills
Question: HIstorians believe that the farmers of the northern Mesopotamia moved to the plains because
a. they liked the sports and arts that can be enjoyed in cities
b. they wanted to build their homes out of stone and clay
c. they wanted to be able to swim in the rivers
d. their population increased and they experienced food shortages
Answer: d. their population increased and they experienced food shortages.
Part Two
Question: One of the biggest problems the Sumerian farmers faced was
a. storing all the food they grew
b. the uncontrolled water supply
c. encouraging their children to find jobs other than farming
d. building a good road from the mountains to the plains
Answer: b. the uncontrolled water supply
Question: Water was a problem in Sumer because
a. it rained most of the time
b. it was so so cold the snow rarely melted
c. it flooded in the spring, and then dried up the rest of the year
d. all of the above
Answer: c. it flooded in the spring, and then dried up the rest of the year
Question: Walls built from earth, along the sides of the river to prevent flooding were called
a. levees
b. dams
c. retaining walls
d. locks
Answer: a. levees
Question: The Sumerian's irrigation system included
a. lawn sprinklers, electric pumps, garden hoses
b. dams, pools, canals
c. ditches, water wheels, levees
d. sewer systems, Artesian wells, rain catchers
Answer: b. dams, pools, canals
Question: A positive outcome of having to maintain irrigations systems that passed through many villages was
a. people began to fight over water
b. everybody got the same amount of water
c. it had to be maintained constantly
d. that people had to work together
Answer: d. that people had to work together
Part Three
Question: Sumerians began to build walls around their cities because
a. they had to keep their prisoners from leaving
b. they needed to keep wild animals such as lions out
c. they liked the looks of it
d. they needed to protect themselves from angry neighbors
Answer: d. they needed to protect themselves from angry neighbors
Question: What is a stele?
a. property that was taken without permission
b. a reservoir
c. an upright slab of stone inscribed with letters and pictures in memory of important events
d. a metal tool made from iron and coal
Answer: c. an upright slab of stone inscribed with letters and pictures in memory of important events.
Question: One important artifact of Sumer that archeologists have found is
a. the Rosetta Stone
b. cave paintings
c. the Emancipation Proclamation
d. the Standard of Ur
Answer: d. the Standard of Ur
Question: Two things invented by the Sumerians were
a. the plow and writing
b. fire and refrigeration
c. lapis lazuli and pottery
d. language and oil painting
Answer: a. the plow and writing
Question: What is a civilization?
a. a culture where people pray to one god
b. a culture whose people who live only in cities
c. a culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and social structure
d. a culture with sports teams
Answer: c. a culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and social structure
Part Four
Question: Some names of city-states in ancient Sumer were
a. Mesopotamia, Zagros, and Tigris
b. Istanbul, Tehran, and Athens
c. Beijing, Calcutta, and Cairo
d. Ur, Lagash, and Uruk
Answer: d. Ur, Lagash, and Uruk
Question: Which of the following is not a characteristic of civilization?
a. a system of government
b. an army
c. a stable food supply
d. a written language
Answer:
b. an army
Question: Upper, common, and slave are all examples of
a. class
b. job descriptions
c. levels of buildings
d. all of the above
Answer: a. class
Question: Government is necessary in a civilization to
a. make sure there are castles
b. direct people's behavior and make life orderly
c. give scribles a job
d. none of the above
Answer: b. direct people's behavior and make life orderly
Question: A ziggurat was
a. a religious tower
b. a dam to hold the river back
c. a stringed instrument
d. a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses
Answer: a. a religious tower
Part Five
Question: A musical instrument in ancient Sumer was
a. the saxophone
b. the piano
c. the harmonica
d. the lyre
Answer: d. the lyre
Question: The most important invention by the Sumerians was
a. the ziggurat
b. the wheel
c. the lyre
d. the scribe
Answer: b. the wheel
Question: The Sumerians created a written language called
a. hieroglyphics
b. cursive
c. sign language
d. cuneiform
Answer: d. cuneiform
Question: The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes is called
a. inventions
b. technology
c. stagnation
d. government
Answer: b. technology
Question: Was Sumerian culture a civilizati0n?
a. yes
b. no
c. maybe
d. unlikely
Answer: a. yes