Mesopotamia

The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.

• mountains
• deserts
• river valleys
• none of the above

How did city-states irrigate their crops?

• they built walls, waterways , and ditches
• they built underground irrigation systems
• they used sprinklers
• they relied on rain

What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing?

• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• pictographs

Division of Labor

• A math term

• Everyone does the same job

• Different people do different jobs

• Social Classes

Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

• A king

• A priest

• A god

• A musician

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

• Cars

• Paper

• Cell Phones

• The Wheel

Where were ziggurats located in cities

• Outside the city

• In the middle of the city

• Off to the side

• Wherever

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....

• Writing System

• Art and Entertainment

• Technology

• Government

Scribes in Mesopotamia wrote on...

• Paper

• Cave walls

• Clay

• Stone

Mesopotamia means,

• Big country

• Mashed Potatoes

• Land between two rivers

• Land outside the desert