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What is considered the most important contribution of the Sumer to civilization?
What is considered the most important contribution of the Sumer to civilization?
- Discovery of mathematical tablets
- Invention of cuneiform script (correct)
- Establishment of the Senate and Lower House
- Writing the first historical records
In 3000 BC, what were the two houses of parliament in the city state of Uruk called?
In 3000 BC, what were the two houses of parliament in the city state of Uruk called?
- House of Lords and House of Commons
- Senate and Assembly (correct)
- Parliament and Congress
- The Upper House and The Lower House
What was found in the first written documents discovered in the city of Uruk?
What was found in the first written documents discovered in the city of Uruk?
- Mathematical equations
- Detailed maps
- Lists of words and phrases (correct)
- Fictional stories
Which activity was recorded by a teacher in a diary around 2000 BC?
Which activity was recorded by a teacher in a diary around 2000 BC?
What did the Sumer schools require students to use based on the discovered mathematical tablets?
What did the Sumer schools require students to use based on the discovered mathematical tablets?
Which aspect was NOT encountered in critical history writing on Sumerian tablets?
Which aspect was NOT encountered in critical history writing on Sumerian tablets?
What was the main focus of the social reform accomplished by Urukagina in 2400 BC?
What was the main focus of the social reform accomplished by Urukagina in 2400 BC?
What was one of the key reforms undertaken by Ur-Nammus around 2050 BC to cleanse the bureaucracy?
What was one of the key reforms undertaken by Ur-Nammus around 2050 BC to cleanse the bureaucracy?
Why did a Sumerian court of justice sentence three culprits to death around 1850 BC?
Why did a Sumerian court of justice sentence three culprits to death around 1850 BC?
What significant event occurred towards the end of 3000 BC according to the text?
What significant event occurred towards the end of 3000 BC according to the text?
Which ruler is credited with bringing justice and freedom by abolishing excessive taxes in the city state of Lagash?
Which ruler is credited with bringing justice and freedom by abolishing excessive taxes in the city state of Lagash?
Which ruler passed legislation around 2050 BC that focused on social and moral reforms?
Which ruler passed legislation around 2050 BC that focused on social and moral reforms?
How many years apart did similar coincidences of the civil and astronomical calendars occur in the past?
How many years apart did similar coincidences of the civil and astronomical calendars occur in the past?
In what year do some Egyptologists believe the Egyptian civil calendar was created?
In what year do some Egyptologists believe the Egyptian civil calendar was created?
What is the meaning of the term 'decans' as used in the text?
What is the meaning of the term 'decans' as used in the text?
What determined the reference point for the astronomical year in ancient Egypt?
What determined the reference point for the astronomical year in ancient Egypt?
How many decans were seen rising during the hours of darkness in ancient Egypt?
How many decans were seen rising during the hours of darkness in ancient Egypt?
During which period were the hours of the day made equal in length in Egypt?
During which period were the hours of the day made equal in length in Egypt?
What is recommended in the Sumerian poem as the effective way to deal with great afflictions?
What is recommended in the Sumerian poem as the effective way to deal with great afflictions?
What is a common characteristic of wisdom, proverbs, and idioms according to the text?
What is a common characteristic of wisdom, proverbs, and idioms according to the text?
Which animal played a significant role in expressing wisdom in Sumerian literature?
Which animal played a significant role in expressing wisdom in Sumerian literature?
What does the Sumerian proverb 'If you are thrown into water you would pollute it' suggest?
What does the Sumerian proverb 'If you are thrown into water you would pollute it' suggest?
How is the love of a mother for her cubs personified in Sumer literature?
How is the love of a mother for her cubs personified in Sumer literature?
'The fox gnashes its teeth, but its head shivers (with fear)' is used to describe the:
'The fox gnashes its teeth, but its head shivers (with fear)' is used to describe the:
What system in Greek astronomy led to the division of the hour into 60 minutes?
What system in Greek astronomy led to the division of the hour into 60 minutes?
What branch of science did Egypt excel in?
What branch of science did Egypt excel in?
How did Egyptian medicine practitioners recognize disease?
How did Egyptian medicine practitioners recognize disease?
Who did the Greeks most likely learn more mathematics from?
Who did the Greeks most likely learn more mathematics from?
What did Herodotus credit the Babylonians with inventing?
What did Herodotus credit the Babylonians with inventing?
What did the Babylonians invent that the Greeks used for determining hours of the day?
What did the Babylonians invent that the Greeks used for determining hours of the day?
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