30 Questions
What is considered the most important contribution of the Sumer to civilization?
Invention of cuneiform script
In 3000 BC, what were the two houses of parliament in the city state of Uruk called?
Senate and Assembly
What was found in the first written documents discovered in the city of Uruk?
Lists of words and phrases
Which activity was recorded by a teacher in a diary around 2000 BC?
Father complaining about his son's behavior
What did the Sumer schools require students to use based on the discovered mathematical tablets?
Tables for square roots of numbers
Which aspect was NOT encountered in critical history writing on Sumerian tablets?
Technological advancements
What was the main focus of the social reform accomplished by Urukagina in 2400 BC?
Abolishing excessive taxes
What was one of the key reforms undertaken by Ur-Nammus around 2050 BC to cleanse the bureaucracy?
Setting units of weight and length measurements
Why did a Sumerian court of justice sentence three culprits to death around 1850 BC?
For murdering a barber
What significant event occurred towards the end of 3000 BC according to the text?
The recording of valuable medical prescriptions by a Sumerian doctor
Which ruler is credited with bringing justice and freedom by abolishing excessive taxes in the city state of Lagash?
Urukagina
Which ruler passed legislation around 2050 BC that focused on social and moral reforms?
Ur-Nammus
How many years apart did similar coincidences of the civil and astronomical calendars occur in the past?
1,456 years
In what year do some Egyptologists believe the Egyptian civil calendar was created?
2773 BC
What is the meaning of the term 'decans' as used in the text?
Zones on the celestial sphere along the ecliptic
What determined the reference point for the astronomical year in ancient Egypt?
The heliacal rising of Sirius
How many decans were seen rising during the hours of darkness in ancient Egypt?
12 decans
During which period were the hours of the day made equal in length in Egypt?
The Hellenistic period
What is recommended in the Sumerian poem as the effective way to deal with great afflictions?
Praise the gods continuously and weep in humility
What is a common characteristic of wisdom, proverbs, and idioms according to the text?
They are universally accepted truths
Which animal played a significant role in expressing wisdom in Sumerian literature?
Dog
What does the Sumerian proverb 'If you are thrown into water you would pollute it' suggest?
Your presence can have a negative impact
How is the love of a mother for her cubs personified in Sumer literature?
'I love my cubs whether brown or spotted'
'The fox gnashes its teeth, but its head shivers (with fear)' is used to describe the:
Cunningness and cowardice of the fox
What system in Greek astronomy led to the division of the hour into 60 minutes?
Sexagesimal system
What branch of science did Egypt excel in?
Medicine
How did Egyptian medicine practitioners recognize disease?
By physical symptoms
Who did the Greeks most likely learn more mathematics from?
Babylonians
What did Herodotus credit the Babylonians with inventing?
The gnomon
What did the Babylonians invent that the Greeks used for determining hours of the day?
Shadowmaker of the sundial
This quiz explores the thirty-two firsts in recorded history, focusing on the concept of primary schools in Sumer society. It delves into the invention of the cuneiform script, the significance of schools, and the earliest written documents found in the city of Uruk.
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