Mesopotamia - 7.1 The Sumerians

belief in more than one god

• monotheism

• polygon

• polytheism

• multi-theism

independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory

• country

• civilization

• city-state

• village

system of writing developed by the Sumerians that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things

• hieroglyphs

• cave paintings

• alphabetic monograms

• cuneiform

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

• Euphrates and Tigris
• Zagros and Taurus
• Tigris and Karun
• Ishtar and Tammuz

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

• worship of single god
• walls surrounding their city-states
• ziggurats
• mud-brick houses

How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?

• With water from the Persian Gulf
• With rainwater
• With seawater
• With river water

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve

A ______________ was a writer, often hired to keep track of items people traded.

• scribe
• epic
• pictograph
• cuneiform

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

• Important centers of learning were in the valleys.

• The mountains kept out warring tribes.

• Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily.

• The soil was fertile in river valleys because of flood deposits and silt.

Which statement is true of a society that develops specialization?

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