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 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 < ?