Ancient Mesopotamia- Lesson 2- Sumerians

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

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

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

Sargon, king of the Akkadians used his army to conquer all of Mesopotamia's city states creating the first __________.

• empire

• huge city-state

• nation

• democracy

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Irrigation system
• All of them

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

How did the river valley peoples control flooding?

• they built homes on stilts
• they left during flood season
• they built dams and channels
• they could not control flooding

More food than as needed by a person.

• Trade
• Domestication
• Surpus
• Irrigation

The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job

• Division of Labor (Specialization)

• Polytheism

• Work Force

• Domestication of Labor

Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped

• City-States
• Statues
• Churches
• Ziggurats