Mesopotamia Lesson Quiz 4-1

. Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• A. in the mountains

• B. near the sea

• C. in river valleys

• D. in the desert

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• A. Scribe

• B. cradle.

• C. Gilgamesh.

• D. ziggurat.

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• A. artisans.

• B. merchants

• C. slaves.

• D. priests.

9. The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• A. artisans

• B. scribes

• C. heads of households

• D. merchants

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• A. the number 60

• B. the cycles of the moon

• C. the Roman calendar.

• D. the geometry of the wheel.

Greek for “land between the rivers”

• A. Mesopotamia

• B. cuneiform

• C. city-state

• D. irrigation

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• A. Mesopotamia

• B. cuneiform

• C. civilization

• D. irrigation

a method that brings water to crops

• A. Mesopotamia

• B. cuneiform

• C. city-state

• D. irrigation

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

• A. Mesopotamia

• B. cuneiform

• C. city-state

• D. irrigation

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• A. Mesopotamia

• B. cuneiform

• C. city-state

• D. civilization