Which best describes Mesopotamian economy?

Job specialization led to new goods for more developed systems of trade.

Mesopotamian farmers controlled the flooding by ___.

Irrigation canals and ditches and levees

Why is Mesopotamia called the Fertile Crescent?

It has rich silt that makes it good for farming.

Mesopotamia is also called the Cradle of Civilization because __.

It's where the first known civilizations developed.

What best describes job specialization?

Food surplus leads to division of labor

Which of these was NOT a way to tell where a family was in Mesopotamian social structure?

How often they prayed to the gods

A system of transporting water to crops

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Unit 2 Mesopotamia

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1
#3 is the ___.
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Tigris River
Mediterranean Sea
2
#4 is the __ River.
Mediterranean
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
3
Mesopotamians believed their gods lived __.
at the top of the Zagros Mountains
at the top of the Ziggurat
on the banks of the Euphrates River
in the the bottom of the Tigris River
4
Which best describes Mesopotamian economy?
Natural barriers kept them from traveling and trading.
Religious beliefs led them to trade mostly sacred objects.
Food surplus let them spend more time on developing coins.
Job specialization led to new goods for more developed systems of trade.
5
An __ is when one ruler brings several peoples or nations under their control.
civilization
Mesopotamia
empire
city-state
6
Which of these is not an invention of ancient Sumer?
wheel
sail
plow
fire
7
The rich soil deposited by floods from the Tigris and Euphrates is called __.
irrigation
levees
cuneiform
silt
8
A __ could read and write cuneiform and was responsible for keeping records.
skilled worker
king
scribe
priest
9
#6 is the __ River
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
Mediterranean
10
Mesopotamian farmers controlled the flooding by ___.
Creating mini-deserts
Moving away during flood seasons
Praying to the gods
Irrigation canals and ditches and levees
11
Who was the main hero in one of Mesopotamia's 1st written epics?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Ur
12
A city and its surrounding farmland that is run like a country is called a __.
empire
city-state
irrigation
civilization
13
Why is Mesopotamia called the Fertile Crescent?
The population increased rapidly.
It was a popular area for hunting.
It has rich silt that makes it good for farming.
It was difficult to grow food there.
14
Mesopotamia is also called the Cradle of Civilization because __.
Its civilization produced an unprecedented number of babies.
It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
It is shaped like a cradle.
It's where the first known civilizations developed.
15
#5 is the __ River.
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
Mediterranean
16
#2 is the __.
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
17
#1 is the ____.
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
18
Who was the first recorded emperor?
Sargon
Sumer
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
19
The area of land, C, is called __.
Egypt
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Arabian Peninsula
20
Mesopotamia means __.
land by the sea
land between the rivers
land between the mountains
land of civilization
21
Yearly __ provide rich silt for farming but also can cause damage to crops and humans.
tornadoes
floods
storms
harvests
22
Who created the first written/recorded laws?
Sargon
Sumer
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
23
What best describes job specialization?
Food surplus leads to division of labor
Everyone becomes farmers, creating a food surplus
People share goods equally
Division of labor leads to command economy
24
Which of these was NOT a way to tell where a family was in Mesopotamian social structure?
How often they prayed to the gods
How many stories were in their house
How close the house was to the Ziggurat
How many slaves they owned
25
Which of these is NOT a reason civilizations often begin near rivers?
water for crops and drinking
easy transportation
humans prefer a dry climate
rich soil for farming
26
Cuneiform was __.
the first emperor
the first civilization
the first written code of laws
the first form of writing
27
The mountain range to the east of the Fertile Crescent is the __.
Himilaya Mountains
Arabian Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Rocky Mountains
28
Which is not true about Hammurabi's Code?
They were the first laws to be written.
They centered around justice and revenge.
They were fair to all people.
They held different punishments for different social classes
29
The area of land, A, is called __.
Arabian Peninsula
Fertile Crescent
Asia Minor
Zagros Mountains
30
What best describes the religion of the people of Mesopotamia?
animism
non-theism
polytheism
monotheism
31
What is irrigation?
Planting crops near water sources such as rivers
A system of transporting water to crops
a polytheistic religion
A food surplus leading to job specialization

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