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Sumer

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sumer

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. Where is Sumer?

  2. 2. How many people live in Sumer?

  3. 3. How big is Sumer?

  4. 4. What is the capital of Sumer?

  5. 5. What language do people speak in Sumer?

  6. 6. When was Sumer built?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Alluvial Plain

  • Cuneiform

  • City-State

  • Ziggurat

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Free to print and copy for classroom use.Sumer · smallwhale.org/articles/sumer · CC BY-SA 4.0