Farming
The curved region with the rich soil in the Middle East is called the _______.
Fertile Crescent
To exchange goods from one place/person to another without money is to ___________.
Barter
Temples made for the gods are called ________.
ziggurat
A form of triangular-shaped writing is called _______.
Cuneiform
The population of the city-states was divided into ________________.
Social Classes
_________ are rivers that flow into larger rivers.
Tributaries
The exchange of goods from one place/person to another is called __________.
Trade
________ is the belief in more than one god.
Polythism
What was a major development that people of Southern Mesopotamia created?
irrigation
A professional writer is called a ___________.
scribe
The ________ was an innovation that made farming easier.
shaduf
Each Mesopotamian city shared the same god. (T or F)
False
Which of these is NOT a reason that the Ubaid culture was more advanced?
Clothing made of silk
Where did the ancient civilization of Sumer develop?
In the southern part of the Fertile Crescent
What were the two rivers that surrounded the area where the first civilizations formed?
Tigris and Euphrates
The Sumerians worshipped deity known as Enki, the water god. (T or F)
True
What type of artifacts were most likely left behind by the Ubaid people?
Pottery and farming tools
Which of the Sumerians classes was considered the highest social class?
priest
Why did the Sumerians invent standards measurements for weight?
to measure grain harvest
For what invention are the Sumerians best known?
written records
The city-state included a city, surrounding territory, city walls and densely packed houses. (T or F)
true