Sumer's Civilization
Sumerians used mud from the rivers as their main building material because they were in short supply of _ and _.
Stone and wood.
Sumerians had to _ with other people to obtain most of their metals.
Trade
What is the belief in more than one god?
Polytheism
What was the job of scribes?
To copy or write out documents.
The Sumerians were the first to use the...
Wheel
What was the middle class consisted of in Sumer?
Merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans
Name the three types of animals farmers raised in Sumer.
Sheep, goats, and pigs
Which one is true?
The very top of the ziggurat was a holy place
The very top of the ziggurat was the god's home
Both
This way of writing was created by the Sumerians
Cuneiform
The Sumerians used geometry to...
Measure the size of fields and to plan buildings.
Where did the Sumerians built their first cities?
Southwest Asia
What were the major crops in Sumer?
Wheat, barley, and dates.
To honor its god, a city-state often included a _.
Ziggurat
This resource was once used by Sumerians to write on.
Clay
Sumerians built the first carts which were pulled by _?
Donkeys
What was the role of mothers in Sumer?
Sumerian women ran the home, taught their daughters to do the same, and cared for the children.
Sumerians merchants traded_,_, and_.
Wheat, barley, and tools.
The Kings, priests, warriors, and government belonged in the _ class.
Upper
How many characters is the cuneiform writing system consisted of?
1,200 different characters
For river travel, Sumerians developed the _.
Sailboat
Criminals and people who could not pay their debts often were_.
Enslaved
Sumerians valued a stone called
Carnelian
The first kings were most likely_.
War heroes.
About how long ago was the story of Epic of Gilgamesh written?
About 4,000 years ago.
Sumerians were the first to craft bronze out of...
Copper and Tin.