6th Grade Ch. 2 Quiz Review Game

The Mesopotamians were the first to recognize the concept of zero

Trade between Sumerian city-states was unsuccessful in helping them grow in wealth and power.

Farmers grew a surplus (abundance) of food which created a need for even more farmers.

The Mesopotamian gods were not morally perfect

Sir Leonard Wooley located artifacts in Sumer and Ur.

Was an important part of religious rituals and ceremonies

The scribe used his tools to record business transactions in soft clay.

A ziggurat is a ____________

Men and Women _____________

Developed using the cycles of the moon

Advances such as the plow, using a yoke of oxen, and the wheel made farming easier.

Education in Sumer included

Civilizations flourished in the Fertile Crescent b/c of its good farmland and location between multiple bodies of water

Writings about Mesopotamian gods and military heros

A _____________ studies artifacts to learn about the past

Each Sumerian city grew into a city-state without its own laws or a centralized government.

The scientific study of the stars is called ___________

Wedge-shaped writing

Sumerian religion included

Artisans in Ur were unable to use the raw materials to make cloth or pottery.

Used to sign documents and record information

All of the following made up the middle class in Sumer except