Mesopotamia and Egypt Review

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

• between two rivers

• in a mountain foothills

• near a region of many conflicts

• at the site of the earliest cities

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

• Each of them kept written records

• they were all part of one great empire

• they all depended on each other for water

• each of them had its own ruler and farmland

One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was

• rocky soil

• steep hillsides

• lack of rainfall

• growth of weeds

Why did the rivers flood in the spring?

• heavy rainfall

• strong winds blew from the Persian gulf

• ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits

• snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began

If you were in Ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

• to load barges

• to irrigate crops

• to prevent floods

• to control workers

a society has a stable food supply if

• it gives food to the king

• it has enough food for its people

• it buys food from other groups

• it gets food by hunting and fishing

The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is

• the way a civilization is organized

• how many taxes a king collects from slaves

• the way scribes record social events

• how the government treats the lower class

Which of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

• The arch

• the plow

• the wheel

• the chariot

The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these feature of Sumerian civilization?

• food

• writing

• religion

• government

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

• wheels

• swords

• sledges

• horseshoes