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Your classmate Marta has talked to many people to learn more about the Sumerians. She tells you that she has heard a lot of information about the Sumerians but is having trouble sorting out the truth about their civilization. Which of the following things she heard can you verify is true?
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The Tower of Babel, created by the Sumerians, can be visited today in modern-day Turkey.
The Tower of Babel, created by the Sumerians, can be visited today in modern-day Turkey.
The Sumerians used stone for most of their artwork.
The Sumerians used stone for most of their artwork.
We have more art available from the Sumerians than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period.
We have more art available from the Sumerians than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period.
The Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets.
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The Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets.
Brief notes on the others:
- The Tower of Babel is a biblical story (linked to Mesopotamian ziggurats, not a Sumerian monument you can visit in Turkey).
- Sumerian art was largely in clay, shell, metals and precious stones (not mostly stone).
- We do not have more surviving Sumerian art than Egyptian art of the same periods; Egypt produced and preserved vast amounts of artwork.
Brief notes on the others:
- The Tower of Babel is a biblical story (linked to Mesopotamian ziggurats, not a Sumerian monument you can visit in Turkey).
- Sumerian art was largely in clay, shell, metals and precious stones (not mostly stone).
- We do not have more surviving Sumerian art than Egyptian art of the same periods; Egypt produced and preserved vast amounts of artwork.
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