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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Sumerians create a stable food supply?They built supermarkets.They created irrigation systems and plows to help grow crops.They relied on hunting animals.They invented the McDonalds drive-thru.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is considered Sumer's most important invention?
the wheel
the arch
a 12 month calendar
the iphone 11
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Sumerians written language called?CuneiformHieroglyphicsPictographsBabylonian
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a responsibility of a Sumerian king?enforcing lawscollecting taxesleading the armygrowing crops in the field
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the responsibility of a scribe?to serve in the armyto write and maintain recordsto create swords for the armyto plan social events
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Sumerians believed that their gods lived...in the skyat the top of zigguratsin the canalsinside pyramids
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow was language written?on wood blockson cave wallson clay tabletson stones
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Sumerians feel about music?They banned music from their society.They did not know what music was.They believed that it brought joy to the gods and people alikeIt was not a big part of their lives.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?Stable food supplyGovernmentReligious systemEducation
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWedge-shaped writing is better known astrianglesalphabetletterscuneiform
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA ziggurat is?A war tacticA writing systemA TempleA Sumerian chariot
- 12. Multiple ChoiceRiver Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offeredreligionrich soils for agriculturegovernment401k's
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which wasbetween two rivers.in mountain foothills.near a region of many conflictsat the site of the earliest cities
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