Mesopotamia
How did Mesopotamian's controlled spring floods?
By building dams
In what city the Sumerians build the largest ziggurat?
The City of Ur
In the Sumerian society who became official record keepers
Boys who wne to school
Which of these Sumerian achievements is considered the most important?
a system of writing
What did women do in Sumerian society
Women ran the home and taught their daughters do take care of the home and smaller children
The world's first civilizations emerged in a river valley in Southwest As
Mesopotamia
To honor the gods the city state build a ______
Ziggurat
The world's first civilizations emerged in what two river valleys
Tigris and Euphrates River
Which of these Sumerian achievements affects the daily lives of billions of people today?
a 12-month calendar
What did boys do in the Sumerian society?
They went to school and were trained for a specific job
What features of Mesopotamia made it an ideal place for people to settle in ancient times?
access to water
Which was a feature of religion in Sumer?
belief in many gods
What led to a surplus of food in early civilizations in Mesopotamia?
irrigation and dams
.What was true of Sumerian city-states?
They were not part of any larger governing state.
What group was considered upper class in the Sumerians society
Preist, warriors, and government officials
. Which word or phrase accurately describes Mesopotamian society?
patriarchal
What is a ziggurat
Many important religious buildings
Who was the first civilization to use the wheel
Sumerians
Which group was part of the upper class in Sumerian society?
priests
Who was considered to be the middle class?
merchants, farmers and artisans
Mesopotamia is in what modern day countries?
Turkey, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon
What is the definition of Polytheism
The belief in worshiping more than one god
What is a scribes?
Official record keepers
How did Sumerians record important information to preserve it for future use?
They developed cuneiform.
Which people were at the bottom of the Sumerian social pyramid?
enslaved people