Old World History and Geography

What city was probably named after Babel?

• Canaan

• Chaldea

• Babylon

• Ur

What are two important Sumerian inventions?

• The wheel

• Small boats

• Writing

• Morse code

Answer explanation

At first. Sumerian writing looked more like pictures called pictographs.

Later on, it became more wedge-shaped and was called cuneiform.

People who dig up and study the remains of ancient civilizations are called what?

• sculptors

• archaeologists
• Sumerians

• metalsmiths

Answer explanation

Archaeologists study the history of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past. These artifacts give them clues to what life may have been like in some ancient cities.

The Sumerians built tall temples called (a)   for worshiping their gods.

• ziggurats

• pyramids

• tombs

Answer explanation

Sumerians thought that thunder, wind, and storms were gods. They felt the taller the ziggurat, the more successful they would be reaching up to Heaven and communicating with their gods.

What two types of architecture did the Sumerians originate?

• column

• pyramid

• dome

• arch

In Sumer, what was the most common type of seal, an instrument used to stamp an article or document as a mark of identification?

• Triangle

• Square

• Cylinder

• Star

Answer explanation

Each person chose the pictures and words he wanted engraved on the seal. When the cylinder was rolled over a piece of wet clay, it left a raise picture or pattern of the words and pictures. This was the same as signing your name to a paper today.

The southern part of Sumer was called (a)   , and the most important Sumerian city of (b)   was located there.

• Chaldea

• Ur

• Mesopotamia

• Nanna

Answer explanation

Ur in Chaldea was the largest and wealthiest city on the west bank of the Euphrates River. It was divided into 2 main areas - the residential area and the sacred area.

Remains of the ziggurat of Ur can still be seen today.

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Match each term to its correct definition.

• Irrigation

• Supplying land with water by means of ditches, channels, or sprinklers.

• Civilization

• A belief that is based on fear and ignorance rather than on truth

• Sculptors

• Men who made statues

• Metal-smiths

• Men who worked with gold, silver, copper, and bronze

• Superstition

• A country or people who have developed to a great extent the natural abilities that God has given to man

Who am I? Match each person to their correct description.

• Nanna

• A famous citizen of Ur; God promised the land of Canaan to him

• Sir Leonard Woolley

• The Sumerian moon god

• Abraham

• Archaeologist who discovered evidence of a great flood

• Lady Shubad

• A queen whose tomb was discovered in ancient Ur

• Ur-Nammu

• The king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built

Usually, only the wealthy attended school. Who did the priest teachers teach reading, writing, arithmetic, as well as trade for later in life to?

• Only boys

• Only girls

• Boys and girls