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WorksheetsCh 2 Review 3
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
After priests ruled Sumer, it became a monarchy and was ruled by kings.
true
false
What came first?
people settled in Mesopotamia
Sumer rose up
boys were educated as scribes
Which came last?
Mesopotamia was founded
Sumerians invented cuneiform
city-states were made in Sumer
Why would the hanging gardens of Babylon suggest people were great engineers?
because of their complex irrigation systems
because they were beautiful
because the king built them for his wife
Cuneiform was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay.
True
False
How were the Chaldeans able to take back power from the Assyrians?
Sargon helped them
Assyrians were fighting one another
Assyrians were busy conquering other lands
Chaldean Empire is also called
Mesopotamian Empire
Hammurabi's Empire
New Babylonian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
Yangtze & Euphrates
Nile & Tigris
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Yangtze
Who belongs with the upper class in Sumer?
merchants, warriors & priests
priests, warriors & kings
kings, priests & artisans
The two most important parts of Sumer’s economy were farming and
fishing
trade
metalworking
weaponry
Some Sumerian inventions were the wheel, wooden plow, and ____
map of the world
sailboat
sundial
Drinking water and ____ have influenced where people settle.
temperature
building materials
weapons
ability to grow food
Who is not included in the middle class of Sumer?
farmers
artisans
fishers
government officials
