Ch 2 Review 3

After priests ruled Sumer, it became a monarchy and was ruled by kings.

• true

• false

What came first?

• people settled in Mesopotamia

• Sumer rose up

• boys were educated as scribes

Which came last?

• Mesopotamia was founded

• Sumerians invented cuneiform

• city-states were made in Sumer

Why would the hanging gardens of Babylon suggest people were great engineers?

• because of their complex irrigation systems

• because they were beautiful

• because the king built them for his wife

Cuneiform was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay.

• True

• False

How were the Chaldeans able to take back power from the Assyrians?

• Sargon helped them

• Assyrians were fighting one another

• Assyrians were busy conquering other lands

Chaldean Empire is also called

• Mesopotamian Empire

• Hammurabi's Empire

• New Babylonian Empire

• Akkadian Empire

Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?

• Yangtze & Euphrates

• Nile & Tigris

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Nile & Yangtze

Who belongs with the upper class in Sumer?

• merchants, warriors & priests

• priests, warriors & kings

• kings, priests & artisans

The two most important parts of Sumer’s economy were farming and

• fishing

• trade

• metalworking

• weaponry