What is a city-state?

independent city & surrounding territory

Channeling water from a body of water to crops

a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

A writing that uses wedge shaped characters.

a group of many lands under 1 ruler

an independent city with its own government and economic system

Who made up the top class of the Sumerian social structure?

landowners, priests and government officials

Who made up the upper class in Sumer?

Kings, members of the ruling family, nobles, and warriors

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1
Which of these is NOT a Sumerian city?
Uk
Eridu
Ur
Uruk
2
Who was part of the middle class in Sumer?
all of the above
artisans
farmers
merchants
3
Why did civilizations start around rivers?
All the above
Transportation
Protection
Resources form the water to help grow/ catch food
4
Hammurabi's Law had equal punishments for different classes
False
True
5
Mesopotamia was called the Fertile Crescent because it was shaped like a circle and had poor soil
False
True
6
What type of religions was Mesopotamia
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
7
King Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens....
to show how powerful he was
To grow a surplus of flowers
for his homesick wife
to get on 7 Wonders list
8
Mesopotamia was the first....
Country
City
Civilization
School
9
Achievements of Sumer are?
Wheel
All of the above.
Cuneiform
Plow
10
What is a city-state?
independent city & surrounding territory
island that is a state
a state with a city inside
a type of government
11
Mesopotamia is current day...
Korea
South America
Iran
Iraq
12
Which time marker goes with AD?
AC
BC
BCE
CE
13
What is Irrigation?
Channeling water from a body of water to crops
A country in eastern Europe with a high water supply
Digging deep into the ground to bring water to the surface
14
What is Mesopotamia?
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a desert city in Egypt
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a desert city in Tibet
15
What does Mesopotamia mean?
the river between the landssssss
Meso-Potato
The land between the rivers
the land in between the river
16
What is a cuneiform?
A writer
A writing that uses wedge shaped characters.
A uniform kids dress in for school
A symbol that stands for an object
17
Mesopotamia was also known as the
crib of civilization
cradle of civilization
creation of civilization
cradle of aviation
18
Why did the Akkadian king take over Sumer?
we was bored
he wanted to unify the area
he was upset about the flooding and thought that Sumer was drier
He wanted to be with his family that was spread around sumer and Akkadia
19
What is an empire?
a city that governs itself
a group of many lands under 1 ruler
a village that strikes back
a political district
20
what is a surplus
An excess amount of food
No food leftover
no food at all
Just the right amount of food
21
A city-state is...
a city controlled by a state
the capital in a state
an independent city with its own government and economic system
an independent city that shares its government and economic system
22
Specialized jobs were able to occur in part because of the switch from nomadic life to farming
False
True
23
Who made up the top class of the Sumerian social structure?
merchants and artisans
all the above
farmers and fishers
landowners, priests and government officials
24
What was the first ancient epic ever written?
Oddesy
Illiad
Epic of Gilgemesh
Epic of GIlgamesh
25
Mesopotamia had fertile soil?
no
true
maybe
false
26
Who made up the upper class in Sumer?
Kings, members of the ruling family, nobles, and warriors
Nobles, kings, Warriors, and Traders
Kings, servants, builders, and bakers
27
Religion of Sumer is?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
28
What is a Ziggurat used for?
to pay your taxes.
to sleep.
to speak to the gods.
29
What is silt?
wet fertile soil
lumps of soil
big particles of fertile soil
fine particles of fertile soil
30
What TWO places created the first empire?
Sumer
Sargon
Assyria
Akkad
31
AD means After Death
False
True

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