Topic 2 - Mesopotamia

What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

• the land between two rivers

• the land between two mountains

• the middle ground

• the flat land

The world's first civilization was in

• Egypt

• America

• Barcelona

• Sumer

One of the world's first cities was:

• Barcelona

• Damascus

• Ur

• Uganda

Ancient Mesopotamians developed writing called

• cuneiform

• coneform

• reed writing

• hieroglyphics

The plow and seed funnel enabled the ancient Mesopotamians to:

• grow rice

• grow corn

• grow a surplus

• trade with America

Flooding brought fertile soil. Fertile soil meant people could grow food. Access to food meant populations could grow. This led to...

• Fighting over who owned the land

• Unemployment in the towns

• The development of cities

• The development of banks

The belief in many gods is called

(a)  

Priests were powerful members of society who

• controlled how many slaves a man could own

• stored food in the ziggurat

• acted as doctors

• Wore the only ones allowed to wear trousers

• communicated with the gods for the people

A monarch is another word for a

• butterfly

• king

• emperor

• slave owner

As cities grew in Mesopotamia, people realized they needed

• friends

• larger houses

• a navy

• rules and laws