16 Questions
Which river valley was Sumer located in?
Tigris River Valley
What marked the beginning of historic civilizations?
Development of agriculture
Which ancient civilizations lay along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Sumer and Akkad civilizations
What materials did the Sumerians work with?
Copper, silver, and gold
When did the earliest Sumerian villages date back to?
Prehistoric times
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into?
Persian Gulf
What is the meaning of the word 'cuneiform'?
Wedge
What is a ziggurat?
A monumental platform for a temple
Which Sumerian god was associated with the sky?
Anu
What material were the votive sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple to Abu made from?
Gypsum
What was the primary role of the ziggurat in Sumerian society?
Platform for religious worship
Why were the Sumerian gods primarily deifications of nature?
Due to their reverence for natural elements
What was one of the key features of cuneiform writing?
'Wedge' shaped characters
What was the purpose of the White Temple at Uruk?
Religious structure for worship
What do the men depicted in the gypsum sculptures found beneath the floor of a temple wear?
Knee-length skirts
What were the Sumerians primarily known to work in due to its abundance?
Clay
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