Ancient Mesopotamia

Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

• in northern Africa near the Nile River

• in eastern Europe along the Danuble River

• in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

How did Sumerian farmers control the water supply?

• They built levees to prevent flooding.

• The dug canals to shape the paths the water took

• They built reservoirs to store water for later use.

• All of the above.

How did Sumerian city walls relate to the environment?

• The walls were made of wood cut from trees in the foothills.

• The walls were made of bricks using local mud.

• The walls were made of steel obtained through trade with Egypt.

• The walls were made of stones from a quarry in the Zagros Mountains.

Which of the following is an example of technology?

• a religious system

• a job

• the wheel

• written language

The remains of different types and sizes of houses in Sumerian cities showed that

• Sumerians had a social structure.

• the largest homes were near the edge of the city.

• Sumerians had a set of religious beliefs.

• Sumerians used wood from the forests to build.

Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely made swords for the army?

• a metalworker

• a soldier

• a landowner

• a farmer

The job of a scribe was to

• govern

• write

• build

• farm

According to some historians, what is the Sumerians greatest architectural achievement, which added strength and beauty to buildings?

• the staircase

• the wheel

• the arch

• the ziggurat

What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?

• symbolic

• pictographs

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

What were the main features of Sumerian city-states?

• they kept written records

• each had their own ruler and farmland

• they were part of one great empire

• they depended on each other for water