Mesopotamia Review

The society in Mesopotamia advanced and developed into a _______

• Ziggurat

• Mud House

• Trade

• Civilization

Which of the following was a reason why people settled in southern Mesoptamia?

• Low rainfall

• Plenty of fresh water

• Many trees

• Plenty of wild game

What word means that the Sumerians believed in many gods?

• Monotheism

• Ziggurat

• Church

• Polytheism

How did the Sumerians advance their civilization?

• They developed writing, religion and technology

• They became stronger

• They became smarter

• They developed an ability to farm

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• Island in a gulf

• Desert area

• Land between two rivers

• Farmland on a mountain

The two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia were:

• Indus and Ganges

• Missouri and Ohio

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Zagros and Taurus

What was the watering system that the Mesopotamians developed by controlling water flow?

• Irrigation

• Hand watering

• Rainfall

• Plateau

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Sumerian CIvilization?

• Mud-brick houses

• Walls surrounding their city-states

• Worship of a single God

• Ziggurats

Which of the following best describes cuneiform?

• A form of writing using picture symbols

• A form of writing using proverbs and songs

• A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols

• A form of writing using complex ideas such as "joy"

True or false: The people of Ancient Mesopotamia invented the wheel.

• True

• False