DFA #5: Mesopotamia Geography, Religion, and Achievements

Mesopotamia lies between which two rivers?

• Nile River and Tigris River

• Mesoptamian River and Tigris River

• Tigris and Euphrates River

• Mediterranean Sea and Nile River

Answer explanation

Mesopotamia lies between the Tigris and Euphrates River.

What is polytheism?

• Polytheism is the time the flooding occurs in Mesopotamia, then the Sumerians learned to navigate the river.

• Polytheism is the belief in one god.

• Polytheism is the belief that said that the gods controlled Sumerian lives.

• Polytheism is the belief in more than one god.

Answer explanation

Polytheism is a belief in more than one god. Remember Sumerian believe in 7 different gods (Fresh Water, Salt Water, Wind, Sky, Moon, Sun, and Earth)

What was the benefit of living near the two rivers?

• Floods destroyed homes and crops.

• The river provided rich soil for farming and a system of irrigation was created.

• The river flooded every spring when the mountains received lots of rain.

• The writing was invented.

Answer explanation

When the river flooded it left behind silt. Silt was used for farming.

The government in each city-state had...

• their own merchants that farmed the land.

• the two river Tigris and Euphrates.

• A map that showed the people where to live

• Their own king, a military, and their own laws.

What was the role of the priest in a city-state?

• The priest appointed the king because they had a connection to the gods.

• appointed the slaves to live in the city-state

• Lived between the Tigris and Euphrates River

• appointed the god to live in the Ziggurat in the middle of the city.

How did Sumerians learn to control the river?

• The Sumerians created a city-state.

• The Sumerians created a system of irrigation that had levees, canals, trenches, and wooden gates.

• The Sumerians believed that they can get fish from the river.

• The Sumerians had to deal with floods all the time.

What is a Ziggurat?

• A ziggurat was a square-shaped school built for the priest.

• A ziggurat was a temple that was built to honor the gods and each city-state had its own temple.

• A ziggurat is the trade route from China to Mesopotamia.

• A ziggurat is the Northern part of Mesopotamia where

What was one of the challenges of living near a river?

• Water was available from rivers for the cities.

• Silt left behind from flooding produced good soil for crops.

• Rivers provided fish for people

• Flooding caused damages to homes and crops were destroyed.

Answer explanation

Challenges mean something negative that came from living near the river.

What was the population size of the a city-state?

• 100-200

• 300-400

• 5,000-20,000

• 30-50

Why did kings work closely with the priests?

• The priests believed in many gods.

• The priests had a connection to the gods and appointed the kings.

• The priests were able to sail on the river.

• The priests were living in the Ziggurat.