Vocab
Hunter-gatherers
What word belongs here: ____________ means the belief of many gods?
Polytheism
What are the two rivers that border Mesopotamia? (50 points for each River)
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Who made up the lowest social class in Ancient Sumer
Slaves
mdoan
nomad
What word means to have an excess of something? (Hint: This excess allows you to sell or trade goods)
Surplus
What is the name for the tower within a temple where priests and rulers prayed to the gods?
Ziggurat
All the cities on your map are located near what geographical feature?
Rivers
If commanders ruled during times of war, who ruled the Sumerians in times of peace?
Priests
This word refers to the ways of transporting water from the source like a river or sea, to people and villages for consumption and use.
ragtriiino
irrigation
What is the word for the process of controlling an animal in order to keep as a pet or other use?
Domestication
Sumerians believed they had to appease the gods in order to pretect their city What sort of things did Sumerians believed their Gods controlled?
There are 3 possible answers and you will get 100 points for each correct answer
Weather, disease, and general misfortune to the Sumerians.
What land form is located in Egypt and connects to the Mediterranean sea?
The Nile River
Name the 3 innovations of the Sumers from your reading (100 points for each correct one.
Arithmetic and Geometry
Architectural Innovations
Cuneiform
This was one of the two cities in the fertile cresent along with Jerusalem
ybblona
Babylon
Explain why slash and burn farming was used during the Neolithic revolution.
As communties settled, they needed nutrient rich farmland. Slash and burn faming created new land for crops and enriched the soil
What was the after life like according to Sumerians?
Bleak, "land of no return", no joy
What geographical problems did those who lived in the Mesopotamian region face? (4 possible answers, 100 points per correct answer)
1. Unpredictable flooding
2. No natural barriers
3. Little to no rain
4. Little to no Natural Resources
What was life like for Sumerian women? How dies it compare to other Ancient societies?
Women could work as merchants farmers and artisans. They could even own property and join the priesthood. Some upperclass women were even scribes. Women enjoyed many more rights and liberties in Sumer than in other ancient societies.
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This was the village we read about that was highly connected through a system of tunnels and tight knit communities.
atcla uuykh
The Neolithic Revolution included the use of tools and early technology to increase things like farming. What were the effects of this? How did it change life for people?
People were able to settle in one place and create societies while growing the population
Fill in the blank: The city of _____________ is located in modern day Isreal and is located near the region of Cannan.
Jerusalem
How did the vast majority of people in Sumer make a living?
Working in fields and workshops. They made up the 3rd level of the Summerian social classes
City that is located on the Nile
Eehtbs
Thebes