WorksheetsMesopotamia Part 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is one way that the people living in Mesopotamia adapted to their physical environment?
They used crop rotation to maintain the soil.
They planted huge forests to have a source for wood.
They used terrace farming in the mountains
They built canals to irrigate their crops.
What effect did the development of metallurgy have on agriculture?
Better hunting tools were developed, so people could store more food.
Better farming tools were developed, so farming became more efficient.
Better farming tools were developed, so more people became farmers.
Better hunting tools were developed, so people depended less on farming.
It is believed that the Sumerians originally used their writing system for what purpose?
to communicate with other kingdoms
to write epic works of poetry and literature
to have a written constitution for their people
to keep records of trade and tax collection
What effect did advancements in agricultural technology have on the economy of Sumer?
More grain led to crop diversification, growing the economy.
More grain decreased the price of food, hurting economic growth.
More grain led to specialization, hurting economic growth.
More grain allowed Sumer to trade more, growing the economy
City-states in ancient Sumer required many people with different specialties living and working together. What led to their formation?
better systems of trade
better storage of food
better tools for hunting
better tools for agriculture
The region known as the Fertile Crescent had what type of climate?
tropical
semi-arid
arid
temperate
Which number on the map represents the Tigris River?
1
3
2
4
How did the sail impact the Mesopotamians?
They were able to grow more crops.
They were able to build a powerful navy.
They were able to trade over long distances.
They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
What invention helped the ancient Sumerians trade more easily and widely with other civilizations?
domesticated horses
sailboat
accounting
metal currency
Mesopotamians used the plow to make their farmland more productive. Which of the following was necessary for the use of the plow?
the creation of government
the invention of writing
the establishment of cities
the domestication of oxen
What is the technology of leading water from a river to farmlands so that crops can be watered?
domestication
foraging
selective breeding
irrigation
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia were the earliest known civilization. They have been given credit for inventing the cart, the wagon, the chariot, and a new type of pottery. All these inventions are related to which general invention?
the plow
bronze working
irrigation
the wheel
