Discovering Ancient Sumerian Cities and Ziggurats

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Which city in Sumer had the earliest temple?

  • Sumer
  • Mesopotamia
  • Indus
  • Uruk (correct)

Which material were the buildings made of in the cities of Sumer?

  • Wood and stone
  • Mud bricks (correct)
  • Specially baked royal bricks
  • Glazed bricks and tiles

What distinguished the cities of Sumer from the Indus Valley cities?

  • Decorated temples
  • Defensive walls
  • Grid pattern layout
  • Presence of ziggurats (correct)

What were the temples in Sumer decorated with?

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At its height, the city of Uruk may have been the largest city in which region?

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