Which of the following was NOT part of the Sumerian civilization?

walls surrounding their city-states

How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?

With water from the Persian Gulf

What was the primary reason that civilization first developed in Mesopotamia?

The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt

Important centers of learning were in the valleys

The mountains kept out warring tribes

Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily

Which statement is true of a society that develops specialization?

People working have different jobs, such as potters, weavers, scribes, etc.

Most members of the community are hunter-gatherers

The community migrates often to find raw materials and resources

Housing is developed from animal bones and hides

In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it?

Older societies were based on hunting and gathering; Sumerian society was based on agriculture

Older societies cultivated corn; the Sumerians cultivated wheat

Older societies had many gods; the Sumerians only worshipped one god

Older societies fought with one another; Sumerian society was always at peace

Sumer was a decentralized collection of city-states. What does this mean?

There was no single ruler of the whole region

Each city-state had its own god

There was a single capital city

Each city-state had its own language

What is NOT a challenge farmers in Mesopotamia faced?

there was too much fertile soil

What three geographic features surround Mesopotamia?

Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert and Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf, Atlantic Ocean and Zagros Mountains

Arabian Desert, Zagros Mountains

Who was in the middle class?

merchants, artisans, blacksmiths, and other skilled workers

rulers, top officials, powerful priests, wealthy merchants and owners of large plots of land

Who was in the lowest class?

rulers, top officials, powerful priests, wealthy merchants, owners of large plots of land

artisans, blacksmiths, merchants, etc.

The upper classes lived...

Near the middle of the city, near the ziggurat

What was one way that social classes affected one's life in Sumer?

Upper class members had gold and other valuables buried with them

Only lower classes were allowed in the ziggurat

Only upper classes used public works

Middle class members had little gender inequality

Who were the slaves in Sumerian city-states?

Prisoners of war from other city-states and nomadic groups

People indebted to richer people

Sumerians

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The nickname for a fertile region that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea in a crescent shape

Babylonia

Fertile Crescent

Egypt

Sumer

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

translates to "Land Between the Rivers" in ancient Greek

ziggurat

Sumer

peninsula

Mesopotamia

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which is a river in the Fertile Crescent?

Euphrates

Tigris

Nile

Huang He

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The world's first civilization?

Sumer

Mesopotamia

Fertile Crescent

Iraq

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The flooding of the rivers in Mesopotamia was both good and bad.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How do rivers help sustain life?

Food Source

Water Source

Good Soil / Silt

All are correct

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How do rivers provide dangers to early civilization?

Flooding

Hurricanes

Famine

Waves

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Sumerians

79 questions

The nickname for a fertile region that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea in a crescent shape

translates to "Land Between the Rivers" in ancient Greek

Which is a river in the Fertile Crescent?

The world's first civilization?

True or False: The flooding of the rivers in Mesopotamia was both good and bad.

How do rivers help sustain life?

How do rivers provide dangers to early civilization?

Which word means "to supply water to"?

independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory

belief in more than one god

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