The way of life of Mesopotamia

Why is Mesopotamia called "the land between rivers"

• Mesopotamia is located in a hot area

• Mesopotamia is located in southwest Asia

• Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

• Mesopotamia is surrounded by the fertile crescent

Why were river systems important in supporting early civilizations and in helping them flourish?

• They provided transportation to import food

• They provided water for irrigation and agriculture.

• They were the only source of food for early civilizations.

• They were natural barriers which helped prevent attacks.

How did they irrigate the land?

• They built walls to protect the cites

• They built canals and dams to control the water

• They built caves to stay safe

• They made new tools out of bronze

Religion was very important in Mesopotamian civilization. Temples were among the largest buildings in cities, and priests had a great amount of authority. Which answer best describes the reason for this?

• The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers.

• The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate.

• The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods.

• The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters.

Why did Sumerians built thick walls around the cities?

• From protection of city-states in Sumer that fought each other to gain more farmland

• To keep out the floods of the rivers

• To keep people from entering in the cities

• To praise the gods

What are city-states?

• a place in Mesopotamia

• An area controlled by a king

• a city and all the countryside around it

• a rare city in Mesopotamia

What does polytheism mean?

• the worship of one god

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of kings

• the worship of queens

Who was at the top of the social hierarchy?

• the merchants

• the priests

• the king

• the famers

How did the plow affect agriculture in Mesopotamia?

• It broke up soil for easier planting and allowed water to get to plants’ roots

• It dug canals, making the work easier for the slaves

• It helped build levees so the rivers didn’t flood

• It harvested the crops for the farmers allowing them to gather more food

What is cuneiform?

• the worlds earliest civilization

• the worlds earliest people

• the worlds earliest food

• the worlds earliest form of writing