1. Chapter 3, Section 3
8 Questions, 9/10/15

2. 1. Scribes had power in Sumerian society
1. Scribes had power in Sumerian society. What can you conclude from this?
People who could read and write were important.
All scribes came from the upper classes.
Scribes could rise through the social classes.
Scribes invented pictographs and cuneiform. 70

3. 2. Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a form of writing using picture symbols
a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
a form of writing using complex ideas such as “joy
a form of writing using proverbs and songs 70

4. Sumerians valued education for their children.
3. After you have finished your assignment and reported to your monitor [teacher], come to me, and do not wander about in the street. From this text, what can you infer?
Sumerians valued education for their children.
Sumerians wanted their children to become scribes.
Sumerians needed more students to complete their assignments.
Sumerians needed help from their children to read and write. 70

5. 4. Which of the following best describes Sumerian advances in medicine?
Sumerians recorded their observations when practicing medicine.
Sumerians used natural resources to make healing drugs.
Sumerians became effective at treating different symptoms and parts of the body.
Sumerians became skilled at using milk, figs, and salt in treating people. 70

6. 5. The Sumerian plow is most like the modern-day
scissor.
car.
tractor.
tire. 70

7. 6. What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
to honor the gods
so architects could display their work
so they could easily be found
to mark the center of the city 70

8. 7. One purpose of cylinder seals was
to mark property.
to decorate temples.
to encourage ordinary people to be involved with art
to make gold jewelry. 70

9. Playing instruments was common in Sumerian society.
8. Sumerians enjoyed music. Kings and temples hired musicians to play on special occasions. Music and dance provided entertainment in marketplaces and homes. What can you infer from this text?
Playing instruments was common in Sumerian society.
Music performances were common in Sumerian society.
Only royalty enjoyed music.
Sumerian civilization included leisure activities such as enjoying music. 70