Mesopotamia

a government by divine authority

• democracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

• plutocracy

a religious and political power center of the city-state

• treasury

• capital

• city hall

• ziggurat

a Sumerian innovation used for recordkeeping

• cuneiform

• painting

• pottery

• cursive

a Sumerian innovation used to create finely crafted metalwork

• copper

• bronze

• iron

• tin

rich soil deposited by rivers during a flood

• fertilizer

• nitrates

• mud

• silt

Which statement is most accurate?

• The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates was the main factor that led to civilization in Mesopotamia.

• The melting of snows in the upland mountains was the main factor that led to civilization in Mesopotamia.

• Irrigation and drainage ditches were the main factors that led to civilization in Mesopotamia.

• The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates and the ability to control flooding were the main factors that led to civilization in Mesopotamia.

The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state was the

• city hall

• temple

• cuneiform

• irrigation ditch

Which of the following was an impact of geography on Mesopotamian culture?

• theocratic government

• the city-state political structure

• cities that were defended

• buildings made of mud bricks

The greatest new development made by Sumerians was

• cuneiform

• silt

• civilization

• bronze

In astronomy, the Sumerians charted the

• orbit of Earth around the Sun.

• rotation of Earth on its axis.

• constellations.

• meteor showers.