The chief teacher in a Sumerian school was called the school-father. Which Element of Civilization does this reflect?
Education
Name the writing system of the Ancient Sumerians.
Cuneiform
A person who believes in and worships many gods.
Polytheist
What was the building at the highest point of the city-state called and what was it for?
Ziggurat for worship and to honor the city's main god.
The 'Standard of Ur' is the one of the most famous ___________ found in the ruins of Sumeria.
Artifacts
A person who wanders from place to place searching for food or follows herds of animals.
A nomad
True or False? The Tigris lies to the south and west of the Euphrates?
False. It lies to the north and east.
Mesopotamia is located in the modern-day country of....?
Iraq
Father Abraham lived in this famous Sumerian city.
Ur
True or False: The Mediterranean Sea lies to the East of the Fertile Crescent.
False. It lies to the west.
A fisherman, a tradesman, and a baker reflect which Element of Civilization?
Specialization
The city of Ur lies on which river?
The Euphrates River.
Name the weighted tool that the Sumerians used to fill their canals from the rivers.
A Shaduf.
A large number of people living inside city walls surrounded by farmland on the outside with a temple at the center of the city to honor the city's chief god. The people have their own system of government with one main leader. What does this describe?
A city-state
What topographical feature lies to the south of the Fertile Crescent?
A desert.
The word Mesopotamia means between two rivers. Which two rivers is this referring to?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Which river connects the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee?
The Jordan River.
True or False: The Caspian Sea is south of the Fertile Crescent.
False. It lies to the North and East
Sargon
Name individuals or groups that were at the very top of the Sumerian social classes.
The two major rivers of Mesopotamia flow out of the mountains in the North and conjoin just before flowing into which body of water?
The Persian Gulf
Mrs. Wakeman is antiquated because she was born in the year 2500 B.C. How old is Mrs. Wakeman?
4, 525 years old
Name one type of contribution from the Sumerians and describe how it was helpful.
Possible Answers: Shaduf, Canals, Wheel, Bronze (mixing copper with tin)
Name 3 things that Sumerians had to import into their city-states because otherwise they did not have them.
stone, wood, raw metals
What do the opposite sides of the 'Standard of Ur' show?
Wartime and Peacetime