Mesopotamia Review

Question 1

High crop yields in ancient Mesopotamia contributed most directly to the development of what?

Accepted Answer

a division of labor

Question 2

What was Sumerian writing called?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 3

Which resource allowed Mesopotamians to trade?

Accepted Answer

Rivers

Question 4

How did the plow help Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Farmers could plant faster.

Question 5

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave Mesopotamians access to which resource?

Accepted Answer

Fertile Soil

Question 6

Ancient Mesopotamia traders had connections with traders in what other civilizations?

Accepted Answer

India and Egpyt

Question 7

Which word best describes the religion of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

Question 8

Cunieform writing provided the basis for the development of what?

Accepted Answer

recorded history

Question 9

Calendars helped what aspect of Mesopotamian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Farming

Question 10

Mesopotamia's location made which farming practice unnecessary?

Accepted Answer

fertilizing crops to increase production

Question 11

What does commerce mean?

Accepted Answer

Trading

Question 12

Why did Mesopotamians build canals?

Accepted Answer

Prevent flooding

Question 13

What two rivers was Mesopotamia between?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 14

Which of the following was a problem for Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Flooding, Droughts

Question 15

Who created the earliest known code of laws?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 16

What were the Mesopotamian temples called?

Accepted Answer

Ziggurats

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