Mesopotamia Test

Front

In Greek, Mesopotamia means?

Back

The land between 2 rivers

Front

When it flooded, what was left behind?

Back

silt

Front

A system that was created to water crops and dry land

Back

irrigation

Front

When you have extra food

Back

surplus

Front

A belief in many gods

Back

Polytheism

Front

What is this an example of? Church, Pyramid, Ziggurat, Temple

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Ziggurat

Front

What was the formal writing called that scribes used to record official records?

Back

Cuneiform

Front

On what did Sumerian Farmers depend on in order to grow crops? Options: heavy rains, violent floods, snow in distant mountains, canals they built to bring river water to their fields

Back

canals they built to bring river water to their fields

Front

Why was the area along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers so good for growing crops?

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The flooding rivers deposited silt on the land

Front

What role did the gods play in Sumerian society?

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They protected people from troubles and danger.