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WorksheetsCh 2 Review 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Greek for "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Euphrates
complex societies that have organized governments
city-state
civilization
Sumer
Some Sumerians made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
artisans.
merchants
traders
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
government officials
writers
scribes
The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
number 60
cycles of the moon
360 degree circle
Capital of the Assyrian Empire
Sumer
Babylon
Nineveh
Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Nineveh
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
person who studies the stars
astronomer
descendant
mathematician
Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Garden
Ziggurat
King's Palace
Babylon was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Nile
Sumerians believed in....
monotheism
polytheism
one god for the ziggurat
Who were the first rulers of Sumer?
kings
priests
governors
