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Review for Quiz - Geography and The Sumerians Fertile Crescent Region
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What is the name for city areas?
urban
rural
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Picture symbols
pictographs
cuneiform
ziggurats
scribe
3
The worship of many gods:
priests
monarch
polytheism
ziggurat
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The science of building
architecture
irrigation
cuneiform
polytheism
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Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?
They spread their religion to other areas through trade.
They believed their gods were responsible for all natural events.
They competed with different city-states for favor from their gods.
They based decisions on the dates of religious holidays.
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What effects did irrigation have on civilization?
It allowed farmers to grow surplus food
It created a growth in population
All of the above
It allowed for division of labor
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What were two ways irrigation helped farmers?
Tilled the soil and planted seeds
Domesticated animals and plants
Brought water to crops and stored water for drought
Harvested crops and stored grain
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A unit which consisted of a city and all its surrounding countryside:
city-state
urban
rural
social hierarchy
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What is the name for countryside areas?
urban
rural
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Why was the development of writing important to government officials of Sumer?
It allowed them to keep important records.
It allowed them to print currency and coins.
It encouraged the education of all children.
It documented short stories and poems.
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He established the world's first empire:
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
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What are the names of the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent region?
The Tigris and the Jordan
The Euphrates and the Nile
The Tigris and Euphrates
The Nile and the Jordan
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A mixture of rich soil that made the land ideal for farming
surplus
silt
irrigation
canal
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The world's first writing system developed in Sumer:
cuneiform
pictographs
stylus
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Human-made waterways
civilizations
canals
polytheism
city-states
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A writer
priest
monarch
stylus
scribe
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How was Sumer's society organized?
A four-tier social hierarchy system
A six-tier social hierarchy system
A three-tier social hierarchy system
A five-tier social hierarchy system
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Which of the following advancements allowed Sumerians to construct larger cities?
The domestication of animals
The clock
The calendar
Bronze tools
19
Long poems that tell the stories of heroes
canals
epics
silts
empires
20
King of Uruk; a legendary figure in Sumerian literature
Gilgamesh
David
Sargon
Hammurabi
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For what purpose were cylinder seals used in Sumer?
To sign documents and decorate objects.
To sculpt objects out of ivory or wood.
To design houses and temples.
To engrave gems and blend metals.
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Have more food than needed
social hierarchy
silt
surplus
scribe
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An organized society within a specific area
city-state
cuneiform
canal
civilization
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The division of society by rank or class:
city-state
polytheism
social hierarchy
empire
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People who perform religious ceremonies:
priests
ziggurat
social hierarchy
polytheism
26
A pyramid-shaped temple tower
urban
scribe
ziggurat
chariot
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An arrangement in which workers specialize in a task or job
polytheism
civilization
division of labor
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Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule:
empire
city-state
monarch
epics
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What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Between the plains
Between the deserts
Between the mountains
Between the rivers
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A way of supplying water to an area of land
polytheism
architecture
cuneiform
irrigation
