Exploring Ancient Sumer and Its Civilization

What is the modern-day location of the ancient Sumerian civilization?

• Turkey

• Greece

• Southern Iraq

• Egypt

What did the Sumerians call their country?

• Sumerum

• Babylon

• Kyengir

• Mesopotamia

Which two cities are considered among the first real cities built by the Sumerians?

• Athens and Sparta

• Babylon and Nineveh

• Eridu and Uruk

• Thebes and Memphis

What was the primary purpose of a ziggurat in Sumerian city-states?

• Market place

• Religious sanctuary

• Military fortification

• Residential housing

Who was the patron deity of the city of Ur?

• Inanna

• Nana

• Enlil

• Anu

What title was given to the ruler of a Sumerian city-state?

• Ensi

• Sultan

• Emperor

• Pharaoh

Which king is known for expelling Elamite invaders and conquering rival city-states?

• Eonatam

• Sargon the Great

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

What is the name of the world's first known written script developed by the Sumerians?

• Runes

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

Which epic poem is one of the most famous pieces of Sumerian literature?

• Beowulf

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Odyssey

• The Iliad

Who conquered Sumer around 2330 BC?

• Alexander the Great

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi