Ciudades-Estado en Mesopotamia

What rivers frame Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Danube and Rhine

• Yangtze and Ganges

How is it called the thick bed of mud that the floodwater left in Mesopotamia at least once a year?

• Rocks

• Gravel

• Sand

• Silt

What environmental disadvantage did the Sumerians face in Mesopotamia?

• Predictable floods

• Natural protection

• Lack of water

• Abundant natural resources

What solution did the Sumerians create to provide water to their fields?

• Build walls

• Dig irrigation ditches

• Trade with other peoples

• Build temples

What feature distinguishes Sumerian cities?

• Floating cities

• Advanced cities

• Flying cities

• Underground cities

Which Sumerian god was feared as 'the furious flood that has no rival'?

• Ninhursag

• Enki

• Anu

• Enlil

What writing system did the Sumerians create?

• Binary system

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Latin alphabet

What architectural innovation influenced the design of Sumerian ziggurats?

• Domes

• Pyramids

• Columns

• Ramps

Who was the conqueror who defeated the Sumerian city-states?

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Hammurabi

• Sargon of Akkad

• Ramses II

What empire was the first to unite several peoples under a single ruler?

• Empire Akkadian

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Mongol Empire