Mesopotamia Reading & ?s

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.

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.

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.

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!)

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

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