Sumer Civilization Quiz

What solution did people in Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

• Building Terraces

• Moving to the south

• Constructing Reservoirs

• Joining Villages

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

• Between two rivers

• In mountain foothills

• Near a region of many conflicts

• The site of earliest cities

What was the chief purpose of dams and reserviors?

• To allow travel by boat

• To make it easier to fish

• To store water for later use

• To protect villages from attack

To protect themselves against attacking neighbors, what did the Sumerians do?

• Built reservoirs to store water.

• Built levees to present floods

• Built walls around their cities

• Built gardens to grow food

Who in the Sumer society would own an expensive necklace?

• Slave

• Artisan

• Farmer

• Government

  Officals

Social structure can be described as:

• Ziggurats and Religion

• Specialization of labor (different jobs) and social classes

• The structure of buildings in a city

• The foundation of a strong government an writing

• Artifacts found in Ancient Sumer

The Akkadians used steles to

• Attack enemy forces

• Get water for farming

• Record Important Events

• Make objects from metal

For what is Hammurabi best remembered?

• A code of laws

• A style of battle

• Hanging garden

• System of canals

A problem that all four Mesopotamia empires had was difficulty in

• Choosing strong leaders

• Trading with other empires

• Controlling such a large area

• Keeping track of their history