BAXTER Semester 1: Final Exam Les. 2.1/2.2/2.3

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The term Mesopotamia refers to land between

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the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is

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city-state

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What is a ziggurat and how was it used in ancient Sumeria?

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A multistoried pyramid shaped building used for religious purposes.

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Which two things did scribes and priests record using the wedge-shaped symbols called cuneiform? (Options: Birth records and death records, Laws and taxes, Timelines and keeping track of stored goods, Stories and keeping track of the weather)

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Laws and taxes

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Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?

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Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.

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Sumer is important in world history because it was

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the world’s first civilization.

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The technology of irrigation allowed the Sumerians to bring _______________ to their crops even in the hot, dry summer

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water

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What is one advancement of the Sumerian’s that made widespread trade possible? Options: Paper bags to hold wares, Wheel for cars to make land trade easier, Sails for boats to make water trade easier, Pottery for holding wheat

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Sails for boats to make water trade easier

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Which word means the belief in more than one god?

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Polytheism