Ancient Civ - Review

What was the writing system used in Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

Writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

• writing
• monotheism
• cuneiform
• fertile crescent

Organized religion, government, culture, social class, stable food supply, complex technology, written language

• Culture
• Civilization
• Complex Empire
• Social Hierarchy

Which direction does the Nile flow?

• South
• Up
• North
• Down

a belief in one God

• Gilgamesh
• monotheism
• polytheism
• scribe

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• city-state
• province
• empire
• Mesopotamia

What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Nile
• Tigris and Amazon
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Mississippi

Who invented the wheel?

• Mr. Sharples
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Hammurabi
• Sumerians

What does nomadic mean?

• They travel from place to place
• Early humans
• Religious people
• Only travel for religion

Who was on top of the Mesopotamian social hierarchy?

• Priests
• Slaves
• Kings
• Crafters