Sumerians Test Quiz

What are the Sumerians famous for?

• Fighting with the Greeks

• Forming the first human civilization

• Conquering Ancient Egypt

• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• The library at Nineveh

What was the basic division of government throughout the Sumer land?

• Counties

• Satrapies

• City-states

• Provinces

• Empires

Which of the following is considered an important invention by the Sumerians?

• Writing

• Government

• Irrigation

• Wheeled vehicles

• All of the above

Which structure served as a temple and government building in ancient Mesopotamian cities?

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Central shrine

• Crossroads

• Nexus

What is the land called where Sumer is today called?

• Israel

• Egypt

• Mediterranean

Which two rivers were crucial to the development of ancient Mesopotamia?

• The Nile and the Amazon

• The Ganges and the Yangtze

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

• The Mississippi and the Thames

• The Danube and the Volga

Which of the following was a major city of the Sumerian civilization?

• Babylon

• Lagash

• Memphis

• Thebes

• Nineveh

How was the number 60 important to the Sumerians?

• It was the number of gods they worshiped

• It was the base number for their mathematics and numbering system

• It stood for the number of major cities in the area

• They considered the number 60 unlucky and never used it

• They had 60 letters in their alphabet

True or false: The Sumerians were always peaceful and had no need of armies or walls around their cities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What were their homes made of?

• Tents made from animal hides

• Wood

• Stone

• Sun-dried bricks

• They did not have homes