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Flashcards on Sumerian Civilization in Mesopotamia
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Where was the Sumerian civilization located?
Mesopotamia
What is the term used to describe the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Fertile Crescent
Which city was the capital of the Sumerian civilization?
Ur
What form of writing did the Sumerians develop?
Cuneiform
What were the main social classes in Sumerian society?
Kings, priests, nobles, commoners
Which Sumerian king is known for creating one of the world's first law codes?
Hammurabi
What architectural structure did the Sumerians invent for religious purposes?
Ziggurat
What was the Sumerians' system of writing based on?
Wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
Which river provided water for irrigation in Sumer?
Euphrates River
What was the Sumerian form of government?
City-states ruled by kings
What was the Sumerians' most important technological achievement?
The wheel
Which ancient city in Sumer is believed to be the biblical city of Abraham?
Ur
Which metal did the Sumerians use to create weapons and tools?
Copper
What was the major occupation of the Sumerians?
Agriculture
What was the Sumerians' system of mathematics based on?
The number 60
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Which river was important for irrigation in Sumer?
Nile River
Indus River
Euphrates River
Yangtze River
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What form of writing did the Sumerians develop?
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Hanzi
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Which city was the capital of the Sumerian civilization?
Nineveh
Babylon
Ur
Aleppo
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What was the main occupation of the Sumerians?
Fishing
Trading
Agriculture
Herding
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Which ancient city in Sumer is believed to be the biblical city of Abraham?
Nineveh
Mari
Ur
Aksum
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What metal did the Sumerians use to create weapons and tools?
Bronze
Iron
Copper
Gold
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What architectural structure did the Sumerians invent for religious purposes?
Obelisk
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Colosseum
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Which Sumerian king is known for creating one of the world's first law codes?
Gilgamesh
Naram-Sin
Hammurabi
Ur-Nammu
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What were the main social classes in Sumerian society?
Slaves, artisans, merchants, priests
Pharaohs, viziers, scribes, peasants
Kings, priests, nobles, commoners
Emperors, samurais, traders, peasants
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What was the Sumerians' system of writing based on?
Ink on papyrus
Stylus on parchment
Wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
Quill pen on vellum
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