Sumerian City-States Quiz

Sumerian city-states were:

• the basic units of Sumerian civilization.

• Large empires ruled by a single king

• Colonies of ancient Egypt

• Nomadic tribes

City-states frequently

• fought each other and had their own rulers

• collapsed trade networks

• ignored trade networks

• restricted trade networks

Sumerians built temples called ________________ to worship their gods.

• ziggurats

• pyramids

• temples

• shrines

______________ were the only people who could communicate with the gods.

• priests

• warriors

• farmers

• merchants

Name two groups of people who made up the UPPER CLASS of the Sumerian hierarchy.

• Priests and Scribes

• Farmers and Merchants

• Slaves and Artisans

• Warriors and Traders

Name two groups of people who made up the MIDDLE CLASS of the Sumerian hierarchy.

• Priests and Scribes

• Craftsmen and Merchants

• Slaves and Nobles

• Kings and Warriors

Name two groups of people who made up the LOWER CLASS of the Sumerian hierarchy.

• Farmers and Laborers

• Priests and Merchants

• Kings and Nobles

• Artisans and Scribes

Slaves were usually people who were

• prisoners of war

• merchants

• farmers

• artisans

The ruler of a Sumerian city-state was called a _____________________.

• lugal

• emperor

• governor

• king

Each city state had a strong wall for __________________________.

• protection

• decoration

• trade

• entertainment