Mesopotamia Sumerians

Mesopotamia Sumerians

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• silt - fine soil found on river bottoms

• irrigation - supplying land with water through a network of canals

• surplus - a situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

• Fertile Crescent - An area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

• nomad - a person who moves from place to place

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method that brings water to crops

• cuneiform

• Mesopotamia

• civilization

• irrigation

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What allowed people to live in one place?

• A social hierarchy

• Hammurabi's Code

• Mountains and deserts nearby

• Agriculture and Domestication

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What provided silt?

• Irrigation

• Floods

• Monsoons

• Lakes

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What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

• India

• Egypt

• China

• Iraq

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This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve

• Fertile Crescent

• Green C

• Fertile Curve

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• city-state - a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside.

• polytheism - belief in many gods and goddesses

• Tigris River - a river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent

• Euphrates River - a river in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent.

Depictions of Sumerian Life

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Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests

• Artisans

• Scribes

• Heros

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Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests

• artisans

• merchants and traders

• scribes

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What is polytheism?

• an amphibian with many legs

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of one god

• the worship of no god/gods

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• theocracy a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

• ziggurat a pyramid shaped temple tower

• monotheism belief in one god

• scribe a person who writes things down

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Which of the following were not achievements of the Mesopotamian cultures?

• plow, wheel

• canals, dams

• ziggurats, cuneiform

• indoor plumbing, Hindu-Arabic Numerals

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What is a ziggurat?

• a Jewish house of worship

• a pyramid-shaped tower found in Sumerian cities

• a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car

• the Sumerian writing system

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Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion?

• polytheism

• irrigation

• monotheism

• domestication

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What was the writing system of Sumerians called?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• calligraphy

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to supply water to

• sprinkle

• irrigate

• barter

• farm

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How do rivers help sustain life?

• Food Source

• Water Source

• Good Soil / Silt

• All are correct

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A fertile region that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean in a crescent shape

• Mesopotamia

• Fertile Crescent

• Egypt

• Sumer

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Open Ended

Write a paragraph (minimum 4 sentences) describing two (2) things you have learned about Mesopotamia so far.