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Chapter 5 Ancient Sumer
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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
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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
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE trade
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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.
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE It has enough food for its people.
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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
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE A government official
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BIG IDEAS Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer? The plow The arch The chariot The wheel
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE The plow
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BIG IDEAS Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of ___________. Potters Slaves Farmers Traders
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE farmers
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BIG IDEAS Who had the following responsibilities?
(lead army, enforce laws, have temples built) The priests The scribes The council The king
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE the king
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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.
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE He was chosen by the gods
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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.
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE To write down the laws.
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BIG IDEA Writing Religion Government Food
Which feature of civilization was a Ziggurat most closely related to? Writing Religion Government Food
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE Religion.
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BIG IDEA Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age? Copper jewelry Brick houses Painted pottery Wooden plows
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE copper jewerly.
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BIG IDEA What was the main use for the following items in Sumerian society(drums, pipes, lyres)? Irrigation Warfare Construction Entertainment
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE entertainment
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BIG IDEA Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots? Swords Sledges Horseshoes Wheels
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE Wheels
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BIG IDEA Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings? Paints Arches Glass Concrete
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE Arches
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BIG IDEA What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric? City walls Ziggurats Written records Stone statues
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE written records
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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.
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE A wedge-shaped stylus.
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BIG IDEA Records of the goods people exchanged were made on ______________. Flattened reeds Clay tablets Metal coins Animal hides
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BIG IDEA RESPONSE Clay Tablet
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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
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIZATION
1. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF 1 ARTIFACT THAT THE SUMERIANS LEFT BEHIND THAT WOULD TELL YOU THEY HAD EACH CHARACTERISTIC OF A CIVILIZATION. Stable Food Supply Social Structure Writing Characteristics Of Civilization Government Technology Arts Religion The Arts
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