Ancient Sumer
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- Q1What is a civilization?The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.A group ofpeople living together in a more or less ordered community.A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.30s
- Q2This is the way a civilization is organized.Social StructureMegalithsNetworksTechnology30s
- Q3Technology is best defined as...The invention of anything that requires a power source.The advancements and use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes.A term describing a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs.The use of gadgets for entertainments purposes.30s
- Q4A person who makes money by selling goods is known as a ...MerchantArtisanScribeCraftsman30s
- Q5Another term for craftsperson.MerchantArtistScribeArtisan30s
- Q6In ancient Mesopotamia, a person who was paid to record laws and write contracts would have been called a...ScribePlaywritePoetAuthor30s
- Q7Define Ziggurat.A Mesopotamian building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Mesopotamia.The most important city or town in each kingdom of Mesopotamia, usually its seat of government and administrative center.An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.30s
- Q8The beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people is known as their...StereotypeReligionCultureCommunity30s
- Q9This Sumerian writing used wedge-shaped characters to represent sounds and was written on wet clay tablets.ArabicMesothoraxHieroglyphicsCuneiform30s
- Q10A symbol that represents an object is known as a...LetterPictographSymboloObjective30s
- Q11Which of the following is not a characteristic of civilization?Written LanguageThe ArtsEntertainmentSocial Structure30s
- Q12Which of the following was not a Sumerian invention that could play a role in creating a stable food supply?PlowWheelIrrigationFencing30s
- Q13If you lived near the center of a Sumerian city-state, what job were you most likely to have?PriestSlaveFarmerMerchant30s
- Q14Why did religious beliefs in Sumer make the government more powerful?Sumerian kings acted as the head priest and would not give out grain to the citizens unless that followed his laws.The Sumerians believed each of their kings was the earthly version of the sun god.The Sumerians obeyed their gods and they believed their gods selected the kings.The Sumerians had a belief system that said their kings had power to strike down anyone who did not follow their orders.30s
- Q15All of the following would have been considered an artist in Sumer except...Metalworkers who created practical objects and decorative items.Playwrights who wrote plays for performed in the forum.Architects who designed temples and zuggurats.Musicians who played instruments and sang during ceremonies.30s