Chapter 2. lesson 1 Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia means

• land between two rivers

• fertile land

• first land

• hot desert

A civilization is

• a complex society that has organized government, culture, and writing

• a village that has its own government and is not part of any larger unit

• a form of writing

• a city-state

A method that brings water to crops

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

has its own government, but is not part of any larger unit

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains

• near the sea

• in river valleys

• in the desert

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief God was called a

• scribe

• cradle

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• artisans

• merchants

• slaves

• priests

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans

• scribes

• heads of households

• merchants

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• the number 60

• the cycles of the moon

• the Roman calendar

• the geometry of the wheel