Food Supply
What was invention #1 for food supply?
Irrigation system
Who is at the top of the social structure?
priests, landowners, and government officials
What was a temple for a prayer and religious ceremonies?
The ziggurat
What is writing that uses wedge-shaped characters?
cuneiform
A blue stone called lapis lazuli, used on the Standard of Ur, came from far beyond the Zagros Mountains. This shows that the city-states of Sumer engaged in...
A. trade
B. jewelry-making
C. agriculture
A. trade
What was invention #2 for food supply?
The plow
Who is in the middle of the social structure?
merchants, artisans, farmers, and fishers
Where did the god live at the ziggurat?
Top
Records of the goods people exchanged were made on...
A. metal coins
B. clay tablets
C. flattened reeds
B. clay tablets
Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?
A. brick houses
B. wooden plows
C. copper jewelry
C. copper jewelry
A society has a stable food supply if....
A. it gives food to the king
B. it has enough food for its people
C. it busy food from other groups
B. it has enough food for its people
Who is at the bottom of the social structure?
slaves
What evidence found by archeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
A. ziggurats
B. written records
C. stone statues
B. written records
What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?
A. feathers from large birds
B. A wedge-shaped stylus
C. Poles pulled by oxen
B. a wedge-shaped stylus
Read this list of Sumerian items:
Drums/Pipes/Lyres
What was the main use of these items?
A. warfare
B. entertainment
C. construction
B. entertainment
Which one of these inventions MOST affected the food supply in Sumer?
the arch
the plow
the wheel
the plow
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
He was chosen by the gods OR he consulted with wise advisers.
He was chosen by the gods.
A ziggurat is related to which category of Sumerian civilization...
A. government
B. food
C. religion
C. religion
Why was cuneiform better than pictographs?
It was faster.
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
A. wheels
B. horseshoes
C. sledges
A. wheels
What did the plow help farmers to do?
prepare soil for planting, making farming faster, producing more food
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
To entertain the rulers OR to write down the laws.
Write down the laws.
What did religion influence in Sumer?
Daily life
Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
A. Concrete
B. Paints
C. Arches
C. Arches
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of...
A. traders
B. potters
C. farmers
C. farmers