Mesopotamia and Sumer Quiz

The system of bringing water from the rivers through canals to the crops was called

What type of math did the Sumerians develop?

They were the first leaders in Ancient mesopotamia

the Invention of the wheel was significant because

If you owed a debt, you could work your way out of prison. True or False?

these came later in Sumerian history...

The rivers allowed the people to

The "Land between the Rivers" is called

Soil that is rich with minerals is said to be

Women were NOT allowed to own land or businesses in ancient Sumer. True or false?

A stronger combination of metals was 

People who became VERY good at their craft were

These people were at the bottom of the social classes of Sumer

The people who did all the writing or record-keeping were called

These were opened to allow water to irrigate the crops.

The first form of writing done with pictures is known as

The Mesopotamians worshipped and did business deals at the

Priests had to do this job, mainly

A belief in many gods is called

If you got captured in a war,  you'd become a

The ziggurats were built high with steep stairs to show...

The writing tool that the people used to make impressions in the clay tablets was

Soil that was churned up from the river's bottom and flooded onto the desert is called

If you didn't pay back what you owed, you'd be

Before Kings came around, priests were the top social class in Ancient Mesopotamia because