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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
(a) is a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq.
Which two rivers does the Southern part of Mesopotamia get its good soil from?
What was the technology that the Sumerians used to supply water to their crops?
prosper
barter
Irrigate
ziggurat
What did Sumerian farmers develop to help them plant crops?
A water pail
A rake
A seed funnel
A shovel
The Sumerians practiced (a) , which is the belief in more than one god.
Sumerians thought that they needed to keep the gods happy in order for their cities to grow and (a) .
Sumerians depended on ______ to tell them what the gods wanted.
kings
queens
themselves
priests
True or False?
The priests connection with the gods brought peace and social order to the Sumerian society.
(a)
Pyramids in Sumerian cities were known as...
city-state
ziggurats
Mesopotamia
cuneiform
How tall were the largest ziggurats?
Five stories tall
Seventeen stories tall
Seven feet tall
Seven stories tall
What were some ziggurats fillled with?
gold
beautiful paintings and statues
jewelry
silver
Sumerian priests created a new writing system called (a)
The Sumerians were one of the first cultures to make....
Led
Silver
Bronze
Copper
Name two advances in mathematics and astronomy that the Sumerians began using that we still use today.
(a)
True or False
Kings were the first leaders of Sumerian city-states.
(a)
True or False
Military leaders became the first kings by keeping control of the city-states after war.
(a)
How did the kings stay in power?
They respected the priests' rights and powers
They would not let anyone else be king
They were good kings
They banished anyone who tried to take their place as king
What is the name of a trading system?
cuneiform
polytheism
barter
irrigate
The Sumerians would transport what items for trade?
barley, wheat, dates, cloth
potatoes, wheat, oat
lumber, metals
precious stones
True or False
Lumber, metals, and precious stones are some trade goods the Sumerians would bring back home.
(a)
What did early traders use to transport their goods?
Cars
Horses
The rivers and major canals
Trains
How many social classes did the Sumerians develop in their social order?
two classes
one class
four classes
three classes
True or False
The rise of social classes was a new development for human societies.
(a)
A (a) is an independent state that includes a city and it's surrounding territory.
How many laws did Hammurabi's code include?
nearly 300
nearly 1300
nearly 130
nearly 30
