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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 <?

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1.) A

2.) C

3.) A

4.) B, C, and E

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1.) A
2.) C
3.) A
4.) B, C, and E :)
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