Ancient Sumer Quiz

What is cuneiform?

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A large pyramid with several stories built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians

• The belief in many gods and goddesses

• A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents

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What is a scribe?

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents

• A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages

• The belief in many gods and goddesses

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What is a city-state?

• A large pyramid with several stories built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents

• A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages

What is a ziggurat?

• A large pyramid with several stories built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians

• A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents

What is polytheism?

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A large pyramid with several stories built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians

• A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents

• The belief in many gods and goddesses

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Who was Enheduanna?

• A legendary Mesopotamian king and hero

• A Sumerian priestess, poet, and daughter of Sargon

• A king who united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

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Who was Sargon?

• A Sumerian priestess, poet, and daughter of Sargon

• A king who united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire

• A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects

• A legendary Mesopotamian king and hero

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