Pre/Post Mesopotamian Civilization

What caused the food shortage in the Zagros foothills?

• animals ate the crops

• change in the climate
• increase in population
• fighting between villages

What was the main purpose of dams and reservoirs?

• to allow travel by boat
• to make it easier to fish
• to store water for later use
• to protect villages from attack

The people of Sumer constructed moats to

• get crops to grow better.
• protect cities from attack.
• make villagers work together.
• bring drinking water into towns. 

Which two rivers surround Mesopotamia? (Check 2)

• Nile

• Tigris

• Mediterranean

• Euphrates

• Hudson

An area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared

• Tigris River

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• city-state

• Kish

A means of supplying land with water

• Tigris River

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• city-state

• irrigation

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

• He was chosen by the gods.
• He was wise and fair. 
• He only made laws that everyone agreed to. 
• He cared about the poor in society.

Sumerians were able to use chariots because they invented...

• the arch
• the plow
• the wheel
• irrigation canals

Why was music so important to the Sumerians?

• They liked to dance during weddings.

• It helped them learn to write.

• It was taught in school.

• They believed it brought joy to gods and people alike.

Why did ziggurats have long staircases attached to the outside walls?

• The gods could use them to climb down to Earth.

• The farmers could use them to deliver food.

• People could use them to go to church.

• It helped to make the ziggurats stronger.