Mesopotamia Quiz Review

Why did the first civilizations arise near river valleys?

• Easy access to water and good farming conditions

• Easy access to water and bronze mines

• The rivers looked nice and good farming conditions

• Sick loot drops

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

• To send messages to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

• Grain storage

• It was the Mesopotamian name for a palace

• They were temples to honor the city's chief god

Mesopotamian religion was __________

• Monotheist (one god)

• Polytheist (many gods)

• Pantheist (everything is god)

• Atheist (they didn't believe in gods)

The Sumerian middle class was made up of which groups?

• Farmers, Warriors, and Priests

• Artisans, Slaves, and Merchants

• Farmers, Artisans, and Merchants

• Kings, Artisans, and Priests

What was the job of scribes?

• To write and keep records

• To do go to other lands and trade for goods

• To grow crops for food

• To vibe

What was the job of artisans?

• To grow crops for food

• To write and keep records

• To make tools and goods from metal, cloth, and pottery

• To art

Select the technological and scientific advances of the Sumerians

• Creating a 12 cycle calendar based on the moon

• Discovering fire

• Inventing the wheel

• Creating the first writing system

• Building the first permanent homes

What was the name of the Sumerian writing system?

• Runes

• The alphabet

• Kanji

• Cuneiform

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• The "land between the rivers"

• The "land before time"

• The "land of writing"

• The "land over there"

Which of these are part of having a civilization?

• Organized government

• Reality TV shows

• A shared culture

• A writing system