Civilization Emerges in Mesopotamia (Ch 2.1) Formative

The term Mesopotamia refers to land between

• Sumer and Egypt.

• Uruk and Ur.

• the Arabian peninsula and the Sinai peninsula.

• the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is

• city-state.

• empire.

• kingdom.

• nation-state.

A ziggurat is a type of

• epic poem.

• writing.

• religious ceremony

• building.

In cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used what to represent words, sounds, or ideas?

• the first alphabet

• numbers

• wedge-shaped symbols

• simple pictures

Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?

• Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order.

• Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.

• Priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.

• Sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving human sacrifice.