Mesopotamia Quiz Review!

Which word means belief in MORE than one god?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Hierarchy

• Irrigation

Which word means a government ruled by a king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Theocracy

Which term refers to a group organized by rank?

• Hierarchy

• Monarchy

• Surplus

• Specialization

Which words means supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops?

• Irrigation

• Agriculture

• Domestiation

• Aqueduct

Which word means growing plants for food?

• Irrigation

• Domestication

• Specialization

• Agriculture

Which two rivers are round in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris & Nile

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Euphrates & Nile

Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Sumerians were polytheists?

• Sumerian government was centered on the city-state

• Goods made in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders.

• The Sumerian story of the Great Flood is similar to the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark.

• The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.

“I lived in the world’s first true civilization. However, we were not an empire and all of our city-states had different kings. We are remembered for inventing Cuneiform, and one of our greatest leaders was the mythical King Gilgamesh of Uruk.”

WHERE DID I LIVE?

• Sumer

• Akkad

• Babylon

• Assyria

The taming of animals for human use (or food!)

• Agriculture

• Domestication

• Irrigation

A group in society that has the same rank and priveliges

• Social Class

• Hierarchy

• Caste

• Societal Group