Early Mesopotamia
City-states
Sumerian society
Sumerian advances
Culture
200
You are a farmer who grows 900 bushels a year, but you only use 200 bushels. How much of a surplus do you have?
700 bushels
200
Which statement best represents the development of a civilization? A. If they have a steady food supply, people can develop a complex society. B. The development of cities led to inventions like irrigation.
A.
200
He was among the first leaders to have a permanent army.
Sargon I
200
The Sumerian plow is most like the modern-day....?
tractor
300
Which sequence of events shows how Mesopotamia developed? A. People built cities. People grew crops. People built canals. B. People settled where crops could grow. The population grew. Villages and cities formed.
B.
300
Which is an inference about why city-states fought each other for farmland? A. Each city-state owned crops that had been destroyed by natural causes. B. Each city-state wanted to have enough farmland to grow food.
B.
300
One characteristic that Sumerians believed their gods possessed was a need to A. be worshiped and pleased B. help mankind
A.
300
How would you describe Sumerian advances in medicine?
Sumerians became effective at treating different symptoms and parts of the body.
300
What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
To honor the gods.
400
What is the difference between canals and rivers?
Canals are made by people. Rivers are natural.
400
Which natural obstacle led Phoenicians to use the sea for trade?
mountains to the east and north
400
Scribes had power in Sumerian society. What can you conclude from this?
People who could read and write were important.
400
Sumerians enjoyed music. Kings and temples hired musicians to play on special occasions. Music and dance provided entertainment in marketplaces and homes. What can you infer from this text?
Sumerian civilization included leisure activities such as enjoying music.
500
What is the best explanation for why Mesopotamians built canals?
They needed a way to control the rivers flow.
500
Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both....
built up Babylon
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