CHAPTER 3 ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

Because they worshiped many gods, the Sumerians were said to have practiced

When not enough rain or snow falls in an area over a long period of time, ____________ results.

Flooding rivers enrich the areas around them by depositing ___________.

A ___________ climate is hot and fairly dry.

What was the main reason the Sumerians developed surpluses of food?

Around 3300 B.C., historians believe that the early Mesopotamians developed the world's first

The highest-level leader in ancient Mesopotamia was a

Which group was part of every class in Sumerian society?

The Sumerians mixed copper and tin together to create tools made of

Keeping official records in Sumerian society was the job of

To scratch wedge shapes and other symbols into tablets of soft clay, the Sumerians used a

The region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow is called _____________________.

A ___________ contains soil that is enriched by the overflowing waters of a nearby river.

Priests collected payments and conducted religious services at

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia arose in a region that is part of what country today?

What was the main building material of the ancient Sumerians?

The civilization that arose around 3300 B.C. in southern Mesopotamia is known as

Because Mesopotamians had a crop ___________, they were able to engage in trade.

The early Mesopotamians organized themselves into

At the top of the upper classes of Sumer were

Which of these descriptions best defines a city-state?

The writing system the Sumerians developed using wedge-shaped symbols is called

By 6000 B.C., farmers in Mesopotamia built _______ to carry water from rivers to their fields.

What role did the gods play in Sumerian society?

The first writing system the Sumerians developed used a system of symbols called