Ancient Mesopotamia

Sumerians were very creative people who invented

The people of a civilization live in a highly organized society with an advanced knowledge of

In Mesopotamia, observation that rivers start in the mountains and flow down led to the belief

Early chief gods and goddesses of the Mesopotamian culture were linked to

A Sumerian King was the military leader and the high priest who represented the city’s deity.

Between which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie?

Sumerians wishing to become scribes studied for many years at schools called

Flooding along the Tigris and Euphrates occurs

Who united all the city-states of Mesopotamia into one empire?

Most historians equate the rise of civilizations with the rise of

The chief god, An, god of the sky, and Enlil, the Lord of the Wind and storms could produce

As threats from foreign invaders grew, and Sumerian city-states competed for resources, each

The cuneiform system consisted of hundreds of wedge-shaped markings made by pressing

Mesopotamians signed documents with

Building materials for the ancient Sumerians consisted of

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

In ancient times, the "land between two rivers" was called

Systems of writing allow people to

With city states, the Sumerians were the first to have

Ancient Sumerians used base ten for ________ and base six for _______.

At first Sumerian city-states were run by

In ancient Mesopotamia, punishment for sin was

By 3100 BC people had been living in Mesopotamia for hundreds of years, but ________ emerges.

The first system of writing was called

The Mesopotamians' first big buildings were temples for the gods called