Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent Worksheet

What made the Fertile Crescent perfect for farming?

• Its hot, dry landscape.

• The Mediterranean Sea

• Its rich fertile soil

• Its abundance of gold.

What allowed humans to settle in one region instead of depending on hunting and gathering?

• Trade

• Gold

• Farming

• Laws

Which two rivers gives Mesopotamia its rich, fertile soil?

• The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

• The Nile River and Yellow River

• The Ganges River and Rhine River

• The Tigris River and Euphrates River

Which invention did the Sumerians use to make farming easier?

• Tractors

• Trains

• Seed Funnels

• Picks and Shovels

What is something that every city-state had?

• Its own rivers.

• Its own alphabet

• Its own laws

• Its own main gods.

The early Mesopotamian city-states used which form of trade system?

• Barter System

• Currency System

Who usually held a higher social status in Mesopotamia?

• Men

• Women

Sumerians were polytheistic.

• True

• False

In Ancient Sumer, who was able to speak to the gods?

• Only the Kings

• Only the Priests

• Everyone

What was the name of the system of writing used in Ancient Sumer?

• Hieroglyphics

• The Alphabet

• Cuneiform

• Roman Numerals