CHAPTER 3
LESSON 3 LIfe in Sumer
Lesson 3 Quiz
CHAPTER 3
Part 1: Terms and Names
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Keeping official records in Sumerian society was the job of
a. merchants.
c. scribes.
b. priests.
d. women.
____ 2. The first writing system the Sumerians developed used a system of symbols
called
a. cuneiforms.
c. proverbs.
b. pictographs.
d. ziggurats.
____ 3. The Sumerians mixed copper and tin together to create tools made of
a. bronze.
c. iron.
b. gold.
d. steel.
____ 4. The writing system the Sumerians developed using wedge-shaped symbols
is called
a. cuneiform.
c. pictographs.
b. hieroglyphics.
d. sanskrit.
____ 6. At the top of the upper classes of Sumer were
a. kings and merchants.
c. kings and priests.
b. artisans and priests.
d. artisans and merchants.
Part 2: Essay
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet
of paper.
Name two things the Sumerians invented and explain how each advanced their
civilization.
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____ 5. To scratch wedge shapes and other symbols into tablets of soft clay, the
Sumerians used a
a. sharp bone.
c. sharp stone.
b. pen.
d. stylus.
Chapter 3, Lesson 3
Formal Assessment
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