Question 1

What crop was commonly grown by the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

Barley

Answer

Corn

Answer

Oats

Answer

Rice

Question 2

What type of animal was NOT domesticated by the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

Elephant

Answer

Goat

Answer

Sheep

Answer

Oxen

Question 3

Which river is NOT part of the Sumerian environment?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Answer

Shatt al-Arab

Answer

Euphrates

Answer

Tigris

Question 4

What were dikes and flood banks used for in Sumerian agriculture?

Accepted Answer

To prevent flooding

Answer

To irrigate crops

Answer

To store food

Answer

To provide shelter for animals

Question 5

What type of food did Sumerians NOT typically hunt?

Accepted Answer

Cows

Answer

Fish

Answer

Wild fowl

Answer

Gazelle

Question 6

What was a major benefit of the Sumerians having extra food?

Accepted Answer

They could build cities

Answer

They could travel more

Answer

They could sell it all

Answer

They could hire more farmers

Question 7

What is shadu in the context of Sumerian agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Canals for irrigation

Answer

Types of crops

Answer

Storage facilities

Answer

Farming tools

Question 8

During harvest time, what roles did the workers typically have?

Accepted Answer

Reaper, binder, and shearer

Answer

Cook, seller, and trader

Answer

Hunter, gatherer, and farmer

Answer

Plower, sower, and binder

Question 9

What was used to break up the soil before planting?

Accepted Answer

Pickaxes

Answer

Plows

Answer

Shovels

Answer

Sickles

Question 10

What natural event helped fertilize Sumerian fields?

Accepted Answer

Spring floods

Answer

Earthquakes

Answer

Heavy rains

Answer

Droughts

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