Was Ancient Sumer A Civilization

How 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.

What is considered Sumer's most important invention?

• the wheel

• the arch

• a 12 month calendar

• the iphone 11

What was the Sumerians written language called?

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics
• Pictographs
• Babylonian

Which of the following was NOT a responsibility of a Sumerian king?

• enforcing laws
• collecting taxes
• leading the army
• growing crops in the field

What was the responsibility of a scribe?

• to serve in the army
• to write and maintain records
• to create swords for the army
• to plan social events

The Sumerians believed that their gods lived...

• in the sky
• at the top of ziggurats
• in the canals
• inside pyramids

How was language written?

• on wood blocks
• on cave walls
• on clay tablets
• on stones

How 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 alike
• It was not a big part of their lives.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

• Stable food supply
• Government
• Religious system
• Education

Wedge-shaped writing is better known as

• triangles
• alphabet
• letters
• cuneiform