Unit 2 AC

What name have historians given to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• the Fertile Crescent

• Arabia

• Mesopotamia

What was the main building material of the Sumerians?

• stone

• bronze

• mud

Where did most Sumerians live after 3,000 BCE?

• villages

• city-states

• ziggurats

What role did the gods play in Sumerian society?

• They protected people.

• They created problems for people.

• They helped people get to heaven.

How did the Sumerians have a surplus of food?

• They dug canals to irrigate their fields.

• They predicted floods.

• Their neighbors gave them food.

Mesopotamia arose in what present day country?

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Iran

Which social class had the most power in Sumer?

• farmers

• merchants

• priests

Why was the area along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers good for farming?

• The flooding rivers deposited silt on the land.

• There was a lot of rainfall in the area.

• It was very flat and mostly clay.

What is a city-state?

• a big city with a large population

• a region containing many cities and towns

• a city with nearby villages and farmland

Which phrase describes a ziggurat?

• a holy place

• the center of city life

• the center of government