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Chapter 4 Lesson 1- The Sumerians
Test Description: Review of key words for Chapter 4 Lesson 1
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1) What are fine particles of fertile soil?
A
silt
B
mud
C
dirt
D
irrigation
2) What is a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams?
A
farming
B
canals
C
agriculture
D
irrigation
3) Means having extra or more than enough?
A
irrigation
B
surplus
C
farming
D
shortage
4) What is a city-state?
A
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
B
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
C
a city where everyone worships the same gods
D
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple on top
5) What is polytheism?
A
the worship of many gods
B
the worship of plants
C
the worship of one god
D
the worship of animals
6) Define ziggurat
A
a large palace for the king
B
a way of supplying water to farmland
C
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
D
the worship of many gods
7) What is cuneiform?
A
the earliest writing created in Egypt
B
writing using wedge-shaped symbols
C
a long poem about a hero
D
writing using pictographs
8) What does cuneiform mean?
A
Latin word meaning 'writing'
B
Latin word meaning 'clay'
C
Latin word meaning 'wedge'
D
Latin word meaning 'writer'
9) Who were scribes?
A
great warriors of Sumer
B
official record keepers of Sumer
C
inventors of Sumer
D
ruling class of people in Sumer
10) What is a long poem that tells the story of a hero called?
A
Gilgamesh
B
adventure
C
epic
D
short story
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