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Which river valley was Sumer located in?
Which river valley was Sumer located in?
- Indus River Valley
- Amazon River Valley
- Nile River Valley
- Tigris River Valley (correct)
What marked the beginning of historic civilizations?
What marked the beginning of historic civilizations?
- Written language
- Advanced social organization
- Development of agriculture (correct)
- Science and art developments
Which ancient civilizations lay along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Which ancient civilizations lay along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
- Egyptian and Greek civilizations
- Sumer and Akkad civilizations (correct)
- Inca and Mayan civilizations
- Roman and Persian civilizations
What materials did the Sumerians work with?
What materials did the Sumerians work with?
When did the earliest Sumerian villages date back to?
When did the earliest Sumerian villages date back to?
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into?
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into?
What is the meaning of the word 'cuneiform'?
What is the meaning of the word 'cuneiform'?
What is a ziggurat?
What is a ziggurat?
Which Sumerian god was associated with the sky?
Which Sumerian god was associated with the sky?
What material were the votive sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple to Abu made from?
What material were the votive sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple to Abu made from?
What was the primary role of the ziggurat in Sumerian society?
What was the primary role of the ziggurat in Sumerian society?
Why were the Sumerian gods primarily deifications of nature?
Why were the Sumerian gods primarily deifications of nature?
What was one of the key features of cuneiform writing?
What was one of the key features of cuneiform writing?
What was the purpose of the White Temple at Uruk?
What was the purpose of the White Temple at Uruk?
What do the men depicted in the gypsum sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple wear?
What do the men depicted in the gypsum sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple wear?
What were the Sumerians primarily known to work in due to its abundance?
What were the Sumerians primarily known to work in due to its abundance?
