Sumerian social hierarchy was shaped like a triangle in that ...

a small number of people ruled, like the top of a triangle

Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because ...

farmland was fertile & water was nearby.

What was the relationship between trade & the spread of the Phoenician alphabet?

The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes

Which 2 land features gave Mesopotamia its name?

the Tigris River & the Euphrates River

Which statement BEST represents the development of a civilization?

With a steady food supply, a complex society can develop

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1
Which people grew more powerful due to trade rather than from winning battles?
the Chaldeans
the Phoenicians
the Hittites
the Kassities
2
The Sumerians hired professional writers called ___ to keep records.
Priests
Scribes
Merchants
Lugals
3
Sumerian social hierarchy was shaped like a triangle in that ...
a small number of people ruled, like the top of a triangle
power flowed from the top levels of society to the bottom
most were priests & laborers, like the bottom of a triangle
a triangle has 3 sides & there are 3 social classes
4
What was MOST LIKELY the reason that ziggurats were tall?
to mark the center of the city
so architects could display their work
to they could be easily found
to honor the gods
5
Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because ...
the land was in mountainous areas.
the area was near the ocean water supply.
the area received adequate rainfall.
farmland was fertile & water was nearby.
6
What was the relationship between trade & the spread of the Phoenician alphabet?
Phoenicians only traded with people who used their alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes
Trade increased where Phoenician alphabet was not used
Phoenicians traded the alphabet for goods & services
7
Hammurabi's Code was a set of many __________ that were written for all people to see.
recipes
pictographs
laws
8
Which 2 land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
the Fertile Crescent & the Mediterranean Sea
the Tigris River & the Euphrates River
the northern plateau & southern plateau
the Persian Gulf & the Mediterranean Sea
9
Which statement BEST represents the development of a civilization?
The development of cities led to inventions like irrigation
With a steady food supply, a complex society can develop
People prefer government job over life as a farmer
People rely on hunting&gathering as the only way to survive
10
The resource for which Phoenicia was well-known was ...
blown glass
purple cloth
cedar wood
all of the above
11
_____, the people who performed religious ceremonies, occupied a high level in Sumer's society.
Merchants
Lugals
Scribes
Priests
12
The Sumerians developed the world's first writing system, which is called _____.
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
alphabet
13
What kind of political unit was Carthage?
a city-state
an empire
a monarchy
a colony

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