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People in ancient Mesopotamia built walls out of mud around their city for . . .
a) fun
b) decoration
c) protection
d) their gods

A ..... climate is hot and fairly dry.
a) tropical
b) dry
c) hot
d) semiarid

Since the Mesopotamians had a crop ------, they were able to engage in trade
a) drought
b) duster
c) surplus
d) wagon

This region's name means “land between the two rivers”
a) Sumer
b) Mesopotamia
c) Ur
d) Euphrates

The flat land along a river is called a .....
a) edge of the river
b) silt
c) delta
d) flood plain

Fine soil deposited along the riverbanks in Mesopotamia is called. . . .
a) a delta
b) silt
c) crop dust
d) the mouth

How did the people of Mesopotamia solve their problem of the lack of resources?
a) they just waited until someone brought them their supplies
b) they dug for hidden resources underground.
c) they left their civilizations and started a new place to live where they found crops
d) they traded items they had for things they needed.

Priests collected payments and conducted religious services at the . . . . . in the city center.
a) court yard
b) ziggurat
c) roof top
d) city walls

The highest level leader in ancient Mesopotamia was a . . . . .
a) judge
b) merchant
c) priest
d) king

The Sumerians worshiped many gods which made them . . . . .
a) polyester
b) monotheistic
c) polytheistic
d) a civilization

The definition of a city-state includes the city and ........
a) the ziggurat
b) the farmland
c) the city leaders
d) the rivers

What are the 5 traits of a civilization?
a) advanced farming, specialized merchants, complex institutions, record keeping, simple technology
b) advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology
c) advanced cities, complex workers, record institutions, keeping up with technology, and complex farming
d) advanced ziggurats, specialized institutions, complex records, advanced technology, city workers

Keeping official records in Sumerian society was the job of . .. . .
a) a merchant
b) a scribe
c) a priest
d) women

The first writing system used by the Sumerians included wedge-shaped symbols was called ....
a) hieroglyphics
b) pictographs
c) stick writing
d) cuneiform

The Sumerians used a ... to scratch the wedge-shaped symbols into the clay tablets
a) stylus
b) pencil
c) rock
d) animal bone

The top of the upper class included people who were . . .
a) farmers, artisans, kings, priests, women, government officials
b) kings, priests, landowners, government officials, rich merchants
c) kings, priests, women, slaves, merchants, artisans
d) kings, prisoners, women, landowners, government officials, merchants

The main role of Sumerian women was to. . . .
a) do all of the work at home
b) cook
c) clean
d) care for the children

The mathematical concept of 60 included all of the following EXCEPT. . . .
a) 60 seconds a minute and 60 minutes in an hour
b) 360 degrees in a circle
c) number system based on 60
d) 60 days in a fortnight

The Sumerians did NOT invent. . . . .
a) the wheel
b) pottery
c) the plow
d) board games

Which statement is NOT true of bronze?
a) a mixture of copper and gold
b) bronze is stronger than copper for tools
c) bronze tools stayed sharper
d) bronze tools = items they could trade

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