Mesopotamian Civilization

Silt

• Filtered water safe for drinking

• A smooth fabric used in trading

• Fertile Soil made up of rich soil and tiny rocks

Sumerians invented the first recorded writing known as _________________

Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of _____________

Another word for farming is agriculture?

• True

• False

The name of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia are?

• Nile River and Taurus River

• Tigris River and Nile River

• Euphrates River and the Mediterranean River

• Tigris River and Euphrates River

The name of this pyramid-shaped temple developed by the Sumerians is called a ________?

A group of people who have a level of culture and social order.

• society

• civilization

• a city

• religion

When something is able to produce life (crops), it known as being ___________.

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

A writing system in Mesopotamia