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1. What are the Sumerians famous for?

A The Hanging Gardens of Babylon B Fighting with the Greeks C Forming the first human civilization D Conquering Ancient Egypt

2. What was the basic division of government throughout the Sumer land?

A City-states B Satrapies C Counties D Provinces

3. Which of the following is considered an important invention by the Sumerians?

A Writing B All of the above C Government D Irrigation

4. What was the temple called that was located at the center of each city?

A Crossroads B Center temple C Pyramid D Ziggurat

5. What do we call the land called where the Sumer lived?

A Egypt B Israel C Mesopotamia D Mediterranean

6. What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?

A Major rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia B Gods worshiped by the Sumerians C Major cities located in Mesopotamia D The two most famous Kings of the Sumer

7. Which of the following was NOT a major city of the Sumerian people?

A Gilgamesh B Eridu C Uruk D Sippar

8. How was the number 60 important to the Sumerians?

A It stood for the number of major cities in the area B It was the base number for their mathematics and numbering system C It was the number of gods they worshiped D They considered the number 60 unlucky and never used it

9. True or false: The Sumerians were always peaceful and had no need of armies or walls around their cities.

A FALSE B C TRUE

10. What were their homes made of?

A Sun-dried bricks B Tents made from animal hides C Wood D Stone

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