Mesopotamia

Which word means "land between the rivers"?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Mesopotamia

• Geography

The city-states of Mesopotamia were ruled by kings. This means they had which type of government?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• None

• Monarchy

The people of Mesopotamia were polytheistic. This means...

• They believed in many gods

• They believed in one god

• They believed in no gods

• They sacrificed people to the gods.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group

• Lower Class
• Upper Class
• Middle Class
• Pass Class

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests
• artisans
• merchants and traders
• scribes

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

What is cuneiform?

• the first writing system

• a game made with cubes

• the first written law

• a seal

This picture shows an area known as the..

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