Ancient Mesopotamia

The Fertile Crescent is another name for?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• Lydia
• Sudan

What problem did the Mesopotamian people face?

• When the rivers flooded unpredictable, they would wipe out entire villages
• Dams would stop the water from reaching the people that needed it the most
• Silt was left behind after the flood waters returned to the river banks
• The rivers were infested with flies and mosquitoes

The rulers of the city-states were most often what type of leaders?

• Military Men
• Nobles
• Pharaohs
• Presidents

Writing using pictures and wedge shaped markings was known as _____?

• Hieroglyphics 
• Phoenician 
• Luddite 
• Cuneiform 

Which was NOT a characteristic of the Sumerian Religion?

• Afterlife was a time of prosperity
• Unpredictable Gods
• Gods were selfish
• Polytheistic

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Sumerian Religion?

• Monotheistic
• Unpredictable Gods
• Gods were selfish
• Polytheistic

Which of the following was a Sumerian contributions to civilizations?

• Wagon Wheel
• 365 Day Calendar
• Pyramids
• 22 Letter Alphabet

All of the following were Sumerian contributions EXCEPT?

• Arch
• 365 Day Calendar
• Sundial
• Wagon Wheel

Who allowed the Jews to return home and organize the Torah?

• Cyrus II
• Sargon I
• David
• Jacob

Under his reign the Israelites experienced economic prosperity.

• Cyrus II
• Sargon I
• David
• Jacob