Sumerian Acheivements

The Sumerians developed ____________, the world's first system of writing.

• cuneiform
• scribe
• epics
• cylinder seals

The earliest written communication was through _______________, or picture symbols.

• alphabet
• pictographs
• scribes
• epics

A ______________ was a writer, often hired to keep track of items people traded.

• scribe
• epic
• pictograph
• cuneiform

_____________ are long poems that tell the story of a hero.

• epics
• scribes
• ziggurat
• cylinder seals

Sumerians were skilled in the field of _______________, the science of building.

• architecture
• cylinder seals
• ziggurats
• cuneiform

A _____________ is a pyramid-shaped temple tower that rose above each Sumerian city.

• ziggurat
• pictograph
• cuneiform
• scribe

____________ are perhaps Sumer's most famous works of art.

• cylinder seals
• wheels
• pictographs
• scribes

___________ is the story of a legendary Sumerian king.

• The Epic of Gilgamesh
• The Iliad
• The Odyssey
• The Epic of Sumer

Sumerians developed a math system based on the number

• 1
• 10
• 60
• 100

Among the contributions of the Sumerians to modern society was the _____________, and the first vehicles to use it, such as carts and wagons.

• wheel
• axle
• tires
• automobile