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What did the development of writing enable the Sumerians to do?
a) develop a separate language for each city-state
b) invent more technological tools
c) keep a written record of their civilization
d) develop the first modern forms of creative literature
What was the most important reason that the first urban civilizations were founded next to rivers?
a) rivers provided food
b) rivers were great sources of transportation
c) rivers were used for the military
d) rivers provided water for agriculture
What was an important Sumerian innovation that allowed people to work together to meet basic needs?
a) a system of writing
b) a specified work week
c) a transportation system
d) a city-state
According to scribes' records, what was Sumer the first civilization to do?
a) write their stories and laws
b) gather for storytelling
c) educate girls
d) use concrete
Why were Ziggurats important to the Sumerians?
a) they were built as temples to honor the gods and goddessess
b) they protected the city from invaders
c) they were built as tombs for the kings
d) scrolls that documents Mesopotamian history were inside the Ziggurats
What does Mesopotamia mean?
a) two rivers
b) land between two rivers
c) land next to the mountains
d) rivers next to the mountains
What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent?
a) Mississippi and Indus
b) Indus and Euphrates
c) Tigris and Euphrates
d) Tigris and Indus
In what present day country is Mesopotamia located?
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Iraq
Why did the Indus Valley Civilization disappear?
a) the Aryans
b) nobody knows for sure yet
c) an earthquake
d) the ice age
Which of the following about the untouchables is NOT true?
a) they could not go to a temple
b) they could not live in cities or villages
c) they could not eat meals from broken dishes
d) they could not drink from a public well
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