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- 1. Multiple Choice
A system of government is one characteristic of
social structure
technology
civilization
language
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why is a stable food supply necessary to make a society into a civilization?
It ensures that the society has food to survive.
It gives the society something to sell for money.
It provides members of the society with jobs.
It helps make sure life in the society is orderly.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of technology?
a religious system
an axle
a job
written language
- 4. Multiple Choice
When people in a civilization have different social levels and jobs, it is called
architecture
social structure
labor
worship
- 5. Multiple Choice
One thing the Sumerians invented to help them establish a stable food supply was
the chariot
farming
hunting
the plow
- 6. Multiple Choice
The remains of different types and sizes of houses in Sumerian cities showed that
Sumerians had a social structure.
Sumerians had a set of religious belief.
the largest homes were near the edge of the city.
Sumerians used wood from the forests to built.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The top class of Sumerians included government officials and
farmers
merchants
priests
artisans
- 8. Multiple Choice
An artisan is someone who
practices crafts such as metal working.
designs religious buildings.
creates art such as paintings.
sells plows to farmers.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely made swords for the army?
a metalworker
a soldier
a farmer
a landowner
- 10. Multiple Choice
One of the Sumerians strongest beliefs was obeying the will of
the people.
the gods.
the king.
the army.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who in Sumer was responsible for collecting taxes, enforcing laws, and leading the army?
the soldiers
the king
the priests
the governors
- 12. Multiple Choice
The job of a scribe was to
write.
develop laws.
govern.
make tools.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which characteristic of civilization was most related to the job of patrolling irrigation canals in Sumer?
a system of government
a religious system
a stable food supply
social structure
- 14. Multiple Choice
The main reason ziggurats were important in Sumerian civilization because
They were expressions of religious belief.
They could be seen from many miles away.
They had long staircases.
They were built by Sumerian kings.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Culture is a characteristic of civilization that includes
the type of houses members of society live in.
beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people.
creative forms of expression.
all of the above.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why might evidence of music in an ancient civilization lead an archaeologist to conclude that the civilization had a stable food supply?
It suggests that musicians entertained farmers as they worked.
It suggests that musicians played a variety of instruments.
It suggests that people had time and energy for expressions of art.
It suggests that people played music to crops to help them grow.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Sumerians first used the wheel to make
chariots
plows
pottery
music
- 18. Multiple Choice
According to some historians, what is the Sumerians greatest architectural achievement?
the staircase
the wheel
the ziggurat
the arch
- 19. Multiple Choice
Sumerian scribes etched their writing onto
clay tablets.
stone tablets.
wood blocks.
thick paper.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Plow is to farming as stylus is to
technology.
culture.
scribe.
writing.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?
Pictographs
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Symbolic
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