Mesopotamia Sumer Notes

What were the people of Sumer called?

• Sumerians

• Mesopotamians

• Hammurabians

• Babylonians

What protected the city-states of Sumer from attack? SELECT ALL.

• deserts

• mountains

• difficult terrain

• dragons

• rivers

What did Sumerian city-states do when they were at peace with one another?

• they would have Olympic -style competitions

• traded with each other

• they would fight over resources

• they would trade leaders

What did Sumerian city-states do when resources were scarce?

• they would have Olympic -style competitions

• traded with each other

• they would fight over resources

• they would trade leaders

What was the religion of the Sumerians?

• ziggurat

• polytheism

• Christianity

• Islam

What was the temple of the Sumerians called?

• church

• mosque

• ziggurat

• pyramid

Who was the only person allowed to enter the ziggurat?

• The priest

• the king

• one important noble

• the chosen child

Where did kings claim they got their power?

• the gods

• the people

• their besties

• their children

How did a new king come to power?

• the crown was passed on when the king died

• when he fought his brother to win the crown

• when he got married

• when his first son was born

What power did women have in the Sumerian government?

• almost none

• more than the king

• more than American women today

• they could vote but nothing else