1: Cuneiform is Four history Questions.


A.

a Sumerian form of writing <?


B.

a Persian invention


C.

a Lydian invention


D.

an Egyptian form of writing





2: How did archaeologists discover that people of ancient Mesopotamia built on top of earlier ancient cities?


A.

by deciphering the cuneiform found on clay tablets <?


B.

by finding the inscriptions of King Darius on a cliff in Persia


C.

by digging deeper into the tels of southern Mesopotamia


D.

by listening to ancient stories passed down over generations




3: How was Sir Leonard Woolley able to surmise that Queen Puabi's court probably drank from a cup that held a sleeping drug?


A.

by piecing together clues from the grave pit that he excavated <?


B.

by deciphering the cuneiform found on clay tablets in the pit


C.

by listening to ancient stories that had been passed down


D.

by finding written evidence that described the ceremony



4: Mark each statement if it was a clue that helped archaeologists and historians document the existence of Sumer.


A.

stories passed down from generation to generation <?


B.

bits of pottery and clay


C.

mounds containing the remains of cities


D.

detailed paintings showing life in Sumer <?


E.

ancient writing <?