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2.1 Quick Check Version B

At the beginning of the reading, why was the Sumerian student caned?
He was chewing gum.
He was talking without permission.
Sumerian students usually began school at the age of ______.
8
12
Sumer is located in Mesopotamia near the __________________.
Persian Gulf
Black Sea
Which river of Mesopotamia is located furthest east?
Tigris River
Euphrates River
The word Mesopotamia comes from the Greek words that mean "_______________________________."
Between the seas
Between the rivers
The Fertile Crescent got its name because _________________________________.
The region had fertile soil and was shaped like a crescent moon
Somebody made an awesome song with that title
Mesopotamia is located in __________________________.
Northeast Asia
Southwest Asia
What season did the rivers of Mesopotamia flood?
Winter
Spring
The region of Sumer was located in the ______________ region of Mesopotamia.
Northern
Southern
Which statement is true of the Sumerian city-states?
The city-states were all ruled by the same ruler.
All of the city-states shared a common culture and language.
Which statement is false about a typical Sumerian city?
People built their houses to face toward the crowded streets.
People who couldn't read or write paid scribes to write letters for them.
At the center of each Sumerian city-state was a ziggurat built to honor ______________________.
Those who had died from floods
The main god or goddess of the city-state
Ziggurats of Sumer were built using _____________________.
Stones
Bricks
The main purpose of the stairway of a ziggurat was ___________________________.
So that the gods could descend to Earth
So that it would be easier to build.
The fall of Sumer was due to ____________________________.
People building too many ziggurats
City-states fighting each other over land and the use of rivers
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