Mesopotamia

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

• priests
• artisans
• scribes 
• heroes

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Sargon
• Cyrillian
• cuneiform
• hieroglypics

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests
• artisans
• merchants and traders
• scribes

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

• empire
• huge city-state
• nation
• democracy

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the

• Red Sea.
• Euphrates River.
• Tigris River.
• Persian Gulf.

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

Why was Sargon important?

• He united Babylon to create the first empire
• He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
• He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
• He united Babylon and created the first civilization

The major cities of ancient Mesopotamia were located

• in the Zagros Mountains

• on the Persian Gulf coast

• along the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

• in the eastern part of present-day Syria