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Mesopotamia Reading & ?s

Authored by Laura Booher

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6th Grade

Mesopotamia Reading & ?s
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first group of people to live in Mesopotamia were the

Akkadians

Sumerians

Babylonians

Assyrians

Answer explanation

The first group of people to live in Mesopotamia were the Sumerians. They were the earliest known civilization in the region.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These people in Sumeria eventually became so powerful that they became kings and ruled large areas.

priests

farmers

scribes

soldiers

Answer explanation

The priests in Sumeria gained power and became kings, ruling large areas.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Sumerian numbering system that is still used today is based on the number

5

10

30

60

Answer explanation

The Sumerian numbering system, which is still used today, is based on the number 60. This is the correct choice.

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in Mesopotamia? Use details from the reading selection to support your answer. (5 points - List at least TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages. Make sure you use complete sentences, capital letters, and punctuation!)

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5.

MATCH QUESTION

15 mins • 4 pts

Match the following

wedge-shaped instrument for writing

stylus

professionanl writers

Mesopotamia

pictures that stand for words

pictographs

land between the Tigris and Euphrates

scribes

6.

MATCH QUESTION

15 mins • 4 pts

Match the following

wedge-shaped arch stone

cuneiform

language related to Arabic & Hebrew

Semitic

temple-tower (center of Sumerian cities)

ziggurat

shapes & lines (writing) on clay tablet

keystone

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