Quiz 4 - The Sumerians Standard

Where did the ancient civilization of Sumer develop?

• northern Mesopotamia
• east of the Persian Gulf
• southern part of Fertile crescent
• near modern-day Syria

Name of the Sumerian God of Sun

• Shemesh

• Shamash

• Shemash

• Shomash

Around 5000 B.C., groups of herders started to journey north from _______________ and other peoples from the highlands near present-day ____________ moved south to the fertile land that stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, curving around northern Syria.

• Arabian Peninsula, France

• Armenia, Turkey

• Arabian Peninsula, Turkey

• Arabian Peninsula, Egypt

Countries where the Fertile Crescent was...

• Iran, Jordan, Lithuania, Turkey, Syria and Iraq

• Israel, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Turkey, Singapore and Iran

• Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria and Iraq

• Israel, Jamaica, Lebanon, Trinidad, Syria and Iraq

Where was Mesopotamia located?

• In the western part of the Fertile Crescent

• In the southern part of the Fertile Crescent

• In the northern part of the Fertile Crescent

• In the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent

Between which rivers was Mesopotamia located?

• Tigris and Nile

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Amu Darya and Indus

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• "Mountain between the rivers"

• "Land between the rivers"

• "Canyon between the rivers"

• "Landscape between the rivers"

The Tigris and the Nile Rivers often overflowed onto the plain.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• I don't know

How did the early Mesopotamian villages cooperate in order to meet the rivers' challenges?

• Together they both built wills and escape channels to control the seasonal floodwaters.

• Together they both built dams and escape tubes to control the seasonal floodwaters.

• Together they both built bridges and escape channels to control the seasonal floodwaters.

• Together they both built dams and escape channels to control the seasonal floodwaters.

When did the Sumerians arrive in Mesopotamia?

• Around 3600 B.C.

• Around 3700 B.C.

• Around 3500 B.C.

• Around 3400 B.C.