What was the primary function of the Ziggurat in Mesopotamian city-states?

A temple where priests controlled trade, agriculture, and taxes

A residential area for farmers and shepherds

How did people in Mesopotamia live before city-states were developed?

They lived as farmers and herders in communities.

They almost all lived as hunters in groups.

They lived as craftsmen in towns.

How were the cities of the Sumerian Empire primarily organized?

As a collection of independent villages

What was the main cause of the Sumerian people's disappearance by 1750 BCE?

A steady onslaught of invasions

A series of devastating natural disasters

Voluntary migration to new lands

Which problems led to the decline of Sumer? Select all correct answers.

The cultivated soil had poor drainage.

It was located in a flat plain, and isolated from trade routes.

What geographic factors led to the decline of Sumer?

Grain fields of one city-state bordered those of another, which caused territorial wars.

fights over boundaries and water rights

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded every year, leaving behind dark, fertile soil.

Why did Sumerians build ziggurats?

to serve as temples for the city's god or goddess

to provide a burial place for royalty

What were some physical characteristics of Mesopotamia? Select all correct answers.

It was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

It had abundant annual rainfall.

What did Sumerians believe? Select all correct answers.

All forces of nature were alive.

Supernatural beings made things happen.

Powerful gods controlled everything.

Which describes a city-state?

an independent city with political control over the surrounding area

a region of farmers who organize the local trade center

an urban center with a government and defensive fortifications

a city whose government answers to a state or provincial government

What was Hammurabi's greatest accomplishment?

overseeing the creation of the first known written code of law

defeating Sargon to lead the world's first empire

building the world's largest ziggurat

ending the Babylonian practice of polytheism

Unit 3A: The Mesopotamian Moment Lesson

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which group is most likely to study written records?

geologists

historians

archaeologists

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the main step that an archaeologist takes to determine where an ancient temple was built?

Read stories about the area.

Study the land and digging for artifacts.

Ask local residents questions.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which process aids an archaeologist in the study of artifacts?

scientific evaluation

written records

hypothetical theories

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Unit 3A: The Mesopotamian Moment

41 questions

Which group is most likely to study written records?

What is the main step that an archaeologist takes to determine where an ancient temple was built?

Which process aids an archaeologist in the study of artifacts?

Which question is most likely answered by a historian but not an archaeologist?

How did people in Mesopotamia live before city-states were developed?

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