Early Mesopotamia

Where was Sumer located?

• Mesopotamia

• Hippopotamia

• Mesoamerica

• Mesopotato

What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

• water between two rivers

• land between two rivers

• between two rivers

• air between two rivers

Which of the following is an importance of living near bodies of water? (Select 3)

• easy access to water for boiling meat

• easy access to water for farming

• easy access to water for bathing

• easy access to water for frying fish

In the phrase, "Cradle of Civilization", what does the word "cradle" mean?

• an example of

• carrying a baby

• a situation

• a territory

All the statements below are characteristics of a civilization, except one. Which one?

• people use simple tools

• people have a written language

• people have a religion

• there are laws that people observe and obey

What Middle-eastern country used to comprise much of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

Why did the Sumerians build walls around their cities? (Select 2)

• Protection from rain

• Protection from invaders

• Protection from wild animals

• Protection from gods and goddesses

Which of the following rivers are on both sides of Mesopotamia?

• Hubris

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Ebron

What do you call the writing script of the Sumerians?

• Cuneiform

• Ceniuform

• Cineuform

• Cunoiferm

What do you call this structure?

• siruggat

• ziggurat

• zigrugat

• zaggurit