Mesopotamia

Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called

• priests

• artisans

• scribes

• heroes

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Sargon

• Cyrillian

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• artisans

• kings and priests

• merchants and traders

• scribes

Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?

• building supplies and nearby trade ports

• animals for hunting and average temperature

• availability of water and the ability to grow crops

• population density and business opportunity

Mesopotamia, the first civilization, was located in what is now the southern part of

• Iran

• Iraq

• India

• Syria

What is Polytheism?

• a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero

• a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

• a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• A belief in more than one god

What is a city-state?

• a belief in more than one god

• a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

• a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

What is a Ziggurat?

• a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• a person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper

• A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

• a belief in more than one god

A person who is able to read and write documents and keep records is called..

• ziggurat

• polytheism

• cuneiform

• scribe

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

• Polytheism

• Ziggurat

• Irrigation

• Epic