Jova 4.1

Jova 4.1

Mesopotamia

Land between the rivers

Multiple Choice

Greek for “land between the rivers”

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Irrigation

bringing water

Multiple Choice

a method that brings water to crops

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Multiple Choice

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Multiple Choice

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Cuneiform

A form of writing

Multiple Choice

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Multiple Choice

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains

• in river valleys

• near the sea

• in the desert

https://youtu.be/cF9SEBrQ1Yk

Multiple Choice

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.

• Gilgamesh.

• cradle.

• ziggurat.

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Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• priests.

• merchants.

• slaves.

• artisans.

Multiple Choice

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• priests.

• scribes

• heads of households

• artisans.

Multiple Choice

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• the cycles of the moon.

• the geometry of the wheel.

• the Roman calendar.

• the number 60.