1. Chapter 5 Ancient Sumer

2. Instructions for the Review
The following questions are multiple choice and each question is a key idea from Chapter 5.
There are additional study ideas to help prepare you for the test at the end of the power point

3. BIG IDEAS
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
Jewerly-making
Trade
Mining
agriculture

4. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
trade

5. BIG IDEAS A society has a stable food supply if
It buys food from other groups
It gives food to the king
It gets food by hunting and fishing
It has enough food for its people.

6. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
It has enough food for its people.

7. BIG IDEAS
Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city.
A fisherman
A government official
A merchant
A skilled metalworker

8. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
A government official

9. BIG IDEAS
Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
The plow
The arch
The chariot
The wheel

10. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
The plow

11. BIG IDEAS
Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ___________.
Potters
Slaves
Farmers
Traders

12. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
farmers

13. BIG IDEAS Who had the following responsibilities?
(lead army, enforce laws, have temples built)
The priests
The scribes
The council
The king

14. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
the king

15. BIG IDEA
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped to strengthen the social order?
He cared most about the poor.
He consulted with advisors.
He was chosen by the gods.
He wanted everyone to be happy.

16. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
He was chosen by the gods

17. BIG IDEA Why were scribes important in Sumerian Government?
To write down laws.
To teach royal children.
To collect people’s taxes.
To entertain the rulers.

18. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
To write down the laws.

19. BIG IDEA Writing Religion Government Food
Which feature of civilization was a Ziggurat most closely related to?
Writing
Religion
Government
Food

20. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
Religion.

21. BIG IDEA
Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?
Copper jewelry
Brick houses
Painted pottery
Wooden plows

22. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
copper jewerly.

23. BIG IDEA
What was the main use for the following items in Sumerian society(drums, pipes, lyres)?
Irrigation
Warfare
Construction
Entertainment

24. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
entertainment

25. BIG IDEA
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Swords
Sledges
Horseshoes
Wheels

26. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
Wheels

27. BIG IDEA
Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
Paints
Arches
Glass
Concrete

28. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
Arches

29. BIG IDEA
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
City walls
Ziggurats
Written records
Stone statues

30. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
written records

31. BIG IDEA What did Sumerians use to produce Cuneiform?
Feathers from large birds.
A net woven from reeds.
Poles pulled by oxen.
A wedge-shaped stylus.

32. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
A wedge-shaped stylus.

33. BIG IDEA
Records of the goods people exchanged were made on ______________.
Flattened reeds
Clay tablets
Metal coins
Animal hides

34. BIG IDEA RESPONSE
A wedge-shaped stylus.

35. BIG IDEA
Here are the 7 characteristics of civilization: 1. stable food supply 2. social structure 3. arts 4. Technology 5. government 6. religion 7. Written language Which of the 7 characteristics of civilization does the image below show? Be ready to explain your answers