Geography
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Asia
Which Stone Age is known for humans living as hunter-gatherers and using simple stone tools: Paleolithic or Neolithic?
Paleolithic
What river valley is called the cradle of Mesopotamia (name either of the two rivers)?
Tigris or Euphrates.
What was a ziggurat used for in Sumerian cities?
A ziggurat was a temple tower used for religious ceremonies and to honor the city’s main god.
What writing system did the Sumerians invent that used wedge-shaped marks?
Cuneiform
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Atlantic Ocean
What major change in how people got food happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming (agriculture)
What is a city-state? (Give a short definition)
A city-state is a city and the surrounding land that operates like an independent country.
True or False: Sumerians believed many gods (polytheism).
True
Give one example of a Sumerian invention or technology.
the wheel, plow, bronze tools, irrigation, city planning, etc.
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Africa
Give one reason why farming allowed some people to live in villages rather than moving constantly.
Farming provided a steady food supply, so people could stay in one place and form villages.
Name one reason city-states in Sumer sometimes fought each other.
Control of water, farmland, trade routes, or political power; resources to support growing populations.
Name one type of priestly activity or religious role that took place at the ziggurat.
Priests performed offerings, rituals, managed temple goods, interpreted omens, and led festivals.
How did irrigation help Sumerian farmers?
Irrigation brought water from rivers to fields, allowing crops to grow in dry seasons and increasing food production.
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Arctic Ocean
Name one new technology or tool that became common during the Neolithic period.
Polished stone tools, pottery, weaving, wheel, etc.
Which empire united many Mesopotamian city-states under one ruler and is famous for its law code (give the empire or ruler)?
Example answer: The Akkadian Empire under Sargon (or Babylon under Hammurabi — Hammurabi is famous for a law code)
Explain briefly how religion affected the daily lives of Sumerians (one or two examples).
Religion influenced calendars, festivals, laws, and who had power; people offered sacrifices, attended festivals, and supported temples.
Describe one role that women might have in Sumerian daily life (work, family, or economic role).
Examples: Women could run households, weave cloth, sell goods, work in temples, and sometimes own property or businesses.
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Asia
Explain briefly how domestication of animals helped early farming communities
Domesticated animals provided meat, milk, labor (pulling plows or carrying loads), and wool — making food and work more reliable.
Describe in one or two sentences how small city-states could grow into larger empires in Mesopotamia.
Through military conquest, alliances, control of trade and resources, and stronger leaders who united nearby city-states.
Who were the only two types of people allowed at the top level of the Ziggurat?
Kings and Priests.
Explain how Sumerian record keeping (cuneiform tablets) helped trade or government (one or two sentences).
Writing allowed records of trade, laws, taxes, and grain storage so rulers and merchants could track debts, transactions, and resources.