Sumerian History Quiz

What major shift in human history occurred between 10,000 and 4,000 BC?

• The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture

• The invention of the steam engine

• The development of the internet

• The discovery of electricity

Which civilization is credited with the earliest known examples of the wheel and writing?

• Egyptian

• Chinese

• Indus Valley

• Sumerian

Who was the king that first unified the Sumerian city-states under one rule?

• King Hammurabi

• A cup bearer from Kish

• King in Chicana of Erich

• King Ian not tomb of Lagash

What was the primary reason for the decline of the Akkadian Empire?

• Invasion by the Amorites

• Internal civil war

• Hit-and-run tactics by the Gutian people

• Economic collapse

Which tribe eventually ended the Neo-Sumerian Empire and adopted much of its culture?

• The Babylonians

• The Assyrians

• The Amorites

• The Hittites