Topic 2 section 1: Sumer-Ancient Iraq

What was the Middle East home to, one of the world's first civilizations?

• Sumerian civilization
• Roman civilization
• Egyptian civilization
• Greek civilization
• Incan civilization

What posed unique challenges to this early civilization?

• Its location and other environmental features
• Its advanced technology
• Its large population
• Its lack of leadership
• Its isolation from other civilizations

Who were the first of many peoples to contribute to the civilization of the region?

• The Sumerians
• The Egyptians
• The Babylonians
• The Assyrians
• The Persians

What did the Sumerians make that influenced a long line of later people?

• Distinctive contributions
• Advanced weapons
• Religious doctrines
• Philosophical ideas
• Artistic creations

Where did Sumerian civilization rise more than 5,000 years ago?

• Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• Along the Nile River
• Along the Indus River
• Along the Yellow River
• Along the Jordan River

What is the Tigris-Euphrates Valley a part of?

• The Fertile Crescent
• The Sahara Desert
• The Amazon Rainforest
• The Great Plains
• The Himalayan Mountains

Who was attracted to the fertile soil of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley early on?

• Stone Age farmers
• Nomadic herders
• Metalworkers
• Fishermen
• Hunters

What did their descendants produce that was needed to support growing populations?

• Surplus food
• New technologies
• Written languages
• Elaborate art
• Sophisticated tools

What did the ancient Greeks call the Tigris-Euphrates Valley?

• Mesopotamia
• Persia
• Babylon
• Sumer
• Akkad

Around what year did the world's first civilization develop in southeastern Mesopotamia?

• 3300 B.C.
• 5000 B.C.
• 2500 B.C.
• 1000 B.C.
• 500 B.C.