How did the use of irrigation affect life for the Mesopotamians?

It allowed them to create a surplus of food

What is a civilization?

Organized society in a specific area

Sargon created the world's first empire. An Empire is a _______

Different territories and people under one rule

Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?

They believed their gods were responsible for everything

Why was it important that Hammurabi's Code was written down?

People could view each law themselves

Why was the invention of writing important to government officials in Sumer?

It allowed them to keep records of taxes collected

Why did a division of labor help progress society?

Allowed people to specialize in their job

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1
How did the use of irrigation affect life for the Mesopotamians?
They mined nearby mountains for gold to make into tools
It caused them to move into the desert
It made their rivers easier to navigate
It allowed them to create a surplus of food
2
What is a civilization?
A form of government
A group of people
Organized society in a specific area
Farming based society
3
Which one of these is a primary source?
Hammurabi's Code
Sargon
Our textbook
Euphrates River
4
What is an epic?
Long poems about heroes
A really cool thing
Songs about heroes
Short stories about heroes
5
Sargon created the world's first empire. An Empire is a _______
A government
A leader
Different territories and people under one rule
Different territories and people under multiple rules
6
What form of writing did the Sumerians invent?
Cuneiform
They didn't have writing
The Alphabet
Arabic
7
What is polytheism?
Belief in multiple gods
A dance on TikTok
Belief in NO gods
Belief in one god
8
What is a monarch?
The Babylonian form of writing
A river in Mesopotamia
A type of irrigation
Ruler of a kingdom or empire
9
Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?
They believed their gods were responsible for everything
They attacked other cities because of their gods
They spread their religion to other areas through trade
They based their farming on the dates of religious holidays
10
Farmers lived in ________ areas
Urban
Rural
11
Why was it important that Hammurabi's Code was written down?
People could view each law themselves
Government officials could disobey any law
Foreign people could understand the laws
Judges could interpret laws differently
12
The basic political unit of Sumer was a __________?
City-Civilization
City-Place
City-State
City-Center
13
Why was the invention of writing important to government officials in Sumer?
It encouraged the public education of children
It documented different stories and poems
It allowed them to print currency and coins
It allowed them to keep records of taxes collected
14
Sumerian architecture led to the building of________
Tipis
Houses
Ziggurats
Pyramids
15
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between the Rivers
Two Rivers
Between the land
Between two places
16
What two rivers make up Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Amazon
Tigris and Nile
Missouri and Mississippi
Tigris and Euphrates
17
Why did a division of labor help progress society?
Kept cities smaller and slowed growth
Kept farming as the major job in civilizations
Allowed people to specialize in their job
Allowed people to accomplish less
18
Why did the early people need irrigation?
Floods
Drought
Both Red and Blue
Animals eating the crops
19
Priests were on top of the _______
Social Order
Food Chain
Social Media
Social Hierarchy
20
Hammurabi was the king of _____?
Egypt
Spring Hill
Sumer
Babylon

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