How is cuneiform made?

Scratching a wet clay tablet with a reed stylus

Which two rivers are shown in the center of the map from WEST to EAST?

Euphrates River and Tigris River

People were nomadic hunter-gatherers

What is the best subject in the WORLD?

Social Studies (Pick me! You'll get it right)

A wall built to prevent flooding

What were the seven main gods in charge of?

Earth, Sky, Sun, Moon, Fresh Water, Salt Water, Wind

People began to settle near rivers because...

The floodwaters left behind silt, rich soil for farming

Which statement is FALSE about city-states

All the city-states had the same king

What was not a result of agriculture?

All of these were results of agriculture

A way to rank people in society by importance

Social Pyramid in Mesopotamia from most important to least

Rulers, Nobles, Specialized Workers, Farmers, Slaves

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1
Nutrient-rich soil that is good for farming
Chocolate Dirt
Silt
Nutritious Sludge
Vitamin Mud
2
The watering of dry land for farming
Landscaping
Silt
Agriculture
Irrigation
3
How is cuneiform made?
Scratching a wet clay tablet with a reed stylus
with a Rock on cave walls
Pen and paper
Ink and Papyrus
4
Once people became really great at farming....
Specialization was possible
People decided to leave the river valleys and live in caves
Surpluses were thrown out each year
There were no jobs besides farming
5
A self-governing city that also governs nearby villages
a village-town
A city-state
A state-city
A province
6
Hammurabi's Code had 288 laws
False
True
7
Which two rivers are shown in the center of the map from WEST to EAST?
Euphrates River and Tigris River
Mississippi River and Potomac River
Jordan River and Nile River
Tigris River and Euphrates River
8
The first great epic story in Sumer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Ishtar's Revenge
Humbaba Returns
Gilligan's Island
9
Writing in ancient Sumer
Cuneiform
Latin
English
Hieroglyphics
10
Before money and coinage existed, how did ancient people acquire goods?
Stealing
They didn't.
Magic
Trade and barter
11
In the Old Stone Age
People were nomadic hunter-gatherers
The climate was warm
People knew how to farm
People lived in villages
12
By the New Stone Age
People stopped eating vegetables
People only lived in caves
People didn't use fire
The climate got warmer
13
Polytheism is the belief in one god
True
False
14
What is the best subject in the WORLD?
Math
Social Studies (Pick me! You'll get it right)
Science
Language Arts
15
What is a levee?
a Mix between a lever and a pulley
A moat
a type of car
A wall built to prevent flooding
16
Which 3 Countries do the rivers flow through?
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel
Turkey, Syria, Iran
Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon
Turkey, Syria, Iraq
17
What were the seven main gods in charge of?
Fire, Ice, Heavens, Family, Harvest, Music, Love
Earth, Sky, Sun, Moon, Fresh Water, Salt Water, Wind
18
A temple in Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
Church
Temple
Mosque
19
People began to settle near rivers because...
They weren't allergic to fish
The floodwaters left behind silt, rich soil for farming
They never saw water before
There were caves near rivers
20
a long period of dry weather
drought
summer
SUNdays
rain dance weather
21
Famous Code of Laws in ancient Babylonia
Hammurabi's Code
Theory of Relativity
Murphy's Law
Ten Commandments
22
Which statement is FALSE about city-states
City-states existed in ancient Sumer
All the city-states had the same king
City-states were independent cities with their own ruler
King Sargon united the city-states of Sumer
23
What was not a result of agriculture?
All of these were results of agriculture
villages formed
a surplus of food
farming technology
24
Once villages grew and people specialized...
All of these
Social Classes Emerged
Language developed
The economy grew
25
Social Pyramid
A way to rank people in society by importance
How cuneiform was first deciphered
A pyramid for students
A place to gather and chat
26
Once people began to specialize
All of these
Villages grew
Governments formed and expanded
formal religion bound people together
27
The SOURCE of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers is the Taurus Mountains in Turkey
True
False
28
Meaning of "Mesopotamia"
Land Between the Seas
Land Between the Rivers
Land where grain grows best
Crescent Moon Circle
29
Social Pyramid in Mesopotamia from most important to least
Nobles, Rulers, Specialized Workers, Slaves, Farmers
Rulers, Nobles, Specialized Workers, Farmers, Slaves
Rulers, Specialized Workers, Nobles, Farmers, Slaves
Rulers, Nobles, Farmers Specialized Workers, Slaves
30
The Mouth of the Euphrates River and Tigris River
Gulf of Mexico
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
The Taurus Mountains
31
Which was not an ancient Sumerian invention
Calendar
wheel
Nilometer
Plow
32
Who was the friend Aruru created from spit and clay?
Enkidu
Utnapishtim
Humbaba
Anu

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