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SS Chapter 3 Sections 1 And 2
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1) Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
A
Tigris and Eugris
B
Indian and Pacific
C
Tigris and Euphrates
D
Euphrates and Mediterranean
2) In Greek, Mesopotamia means...
A
between two oceans
B
between two lands
C
between two rivers
D
between two city-states
3) The region of Mesopotamia is also referred to as part of the . . .
A
First empire
B
City-state
C
Fertile Crescent
D
Tigris
4) Mesopotamians used _________ to control the rivers' flow.
A
irrigation
B
farming
C
silt
D
surplus
5) Because farming was so successful, people were now free to do other jobs. Specializing in particular tasks is referred to as ...?
A
Social hierarchy
B
City-State
C
Surplus
D
Division of labor
6) What did city-states fight each other for?
A
to please the gods
B
more protection
C
more farmland
D
more food
7) Social Hierarchy is described as ...
A
all people had the same power in society
B
slaves had the least power
C
gods had the most power
D
division of society by rank or class
8) What religion did Sumerians practice?
A
Polytheism
B
Monotheism
C
Judaism
D
Catholicism
9) If you have more food than you need, you have a _____ of food.
A
canal
B
surplus
C
silt
D
division
10) What did Sumerians believe came from pleasing the gods?
A
success
B
good health
C
all of the above
D
wealth
11) What advancement did Sumerians develop that influenced their ability to communicate?
A
plow
B
the number 60
C
the wheel
D
cuneiform
12) This person was a writer who was hired to keep track of items people traded. They often worked for government officials and temples.
A
stylus
B
cuneiform
C
pictographs
D
scribe
13) Earlier written communication before cuneiform used picture symbols. It can be referred to as...
A
Sumerian
B
Epic
C
scholars
D
Scribe
14) Name a benefit of becoming a scribe.
A
Moving up in social class.
B
Using the number 60.
C
Learning to draw.
D
Using a stylus.
15) What was one technical advance Sumerians developed that affected movement?
A
weapons
B
the wheel
C
the scribe
D
cuneiform
16) Sumerians excelled in math. They developed a math system based on the number ... ?
A
30
B
50
C
60
D
120
17) The Sumerians' development of the math system based on the number 60. How is the number used today?
A
There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour.
B
The year is divided into 12 months (a factor of 60)
C
I think all of the answers are correct!
D
The circle is divided into 360 degrees.
18) Why might the invention of writing by the Sumerians be one of history's most important advances?
A
It helps us to keep track of history as it happens.
B
I think all of the answers are correct!
C
It helps us to communicate with others.
D
It helps to tell stories about the past or tell ones we have created.
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