Getting to know Mesopotamia test

The Sumerians dug _______ to bring water to their lands and fields?

• Crops

• Banks

• Funnels

• Canals

Why was the Fertile Crescent given its name? *Click View Answer explanation after you wrote a response

Answer explanation

ANSWER: The Fertile Crescent was named after the Cresent shaped region that gose from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.The fertile soil this land has, also helped to give it its name. The rich soil made it easy for vegetables to grow.

Sumerians created a new way of _________.

• Building house

• Keeping warm in the winters

• Planting crops

• Raising farm animals

TRUE or FALSE, The first city of Mesopotamia was named Uruk?

• True?

• False?

TRUE or FALSE, The Sumerians used money, instead of trading goods to get what they needed?

• True?

• False?

The Sumerians ivented the ________ which helped make trade eaiser.

• Wheel

• Lumber

• Roofs

• Food

*BREAK * Your doing amazing!

What do you call a bear with no teeth..?*Click View Answer explanation after you wrote a response

Answer explanation

A Gummy bear!

TRUE or FALSE: Sumerians had five social order classes?

• True?

• False

What is Polytheism?*Click View Answer explanation after you wrote a response

Answer explanation

ANSWER: People practicing the belief that you can worship more than one god.

Explain what the Sumerians believed their gods could give or take away from them.*Click View Answer explanation after you wrote a response

Answer explanation

ANSWER: They belived their gods could bring good fortune or bad luck to the city. The Sumerians tried to keep the gods happy by praying to them and giving them offerings that would help the city grow.