Early Mesopotamia
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8,000 B.C.E.?
a) trading
b) hunting
c) farming
d) building
c) farming
The environment of Sumer was:
a) hilly and dry, with many stones
b) low and flat, with little rain
c) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
b) low and flat, with little rain
A society has a stable food supply if:
a) it has enough food for its people
b) it gives food to the king
c) it gets food by hunting and fishing
a) it has enough food for its people
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?
a) They could not defend themselves against stronger groups
b) They were unable to trade crops with one another
a) They could not defend themselves against stronger groups
What day is Mr. Seamans' birthday?
Today (September 20th)
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
a) by planting and harvesting
b) by hunting and gathering
c) by trading over land and sea
b) by hunting and gathering
Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
a) new ways of living in smaller family groups
b) new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits
c) new ways of protection with bows and arrows
b) new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits
Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
a) the arch
b) the wheel
c) the plow
c) the plow
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
a) Cyrus
b) Sargon
c) Hammurabi
d) Nebuchadnezzar
b) Sargon
How many 6th grade teachers are there? (Just general classroom teachers)
8
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
a) The hills were rich with soil
b) The forest was full of animals
c) The soil was good for crops
c) The soil was good for crops
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
a) Each of them kept written records
b) They were all part of one great emire
c) Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
c) Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
a) ziggurats
b) city walls
c) written records
c) written records
a) Get water for farming
b) Record important events
c) Make objects from metal
b) Record important events
What does the whole 6th grade need to work on?
a) staying quiet
b) respecting others
c) coming prepared to class
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
d) all of the above
a) They developed sturdy muscles by walking long distances
b) They learned from nearby villages how to work with metal
c) They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas
c) They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
a) to load barges
b) to irrigate crops
c) to prevent floods
c) to prevent floods
What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?
a) poles pulled by oxen
b) a wedge shaped stylus
c) a net woven from reeds
b) a wedge shaped stylus
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
The Code of Laws
What year was I born in?
1998
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
a) between 2 rivers
b) in mountain foothills
c) near a region of many conflicts
d) at the site of the earliest cities
a) between 2 rivers
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
a) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
b) They cooperated to keep the water systems working
c) They exchanged different kinds of natural resources
d) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is:
a) the way a civilization is organized
b) how many taxes a king collects from slaves
c) the way scribes record social events
d) how the government treats the lower classes
a) the way a civilization is organized
A problem that all 4 Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in:
a) choosing strong leaders
b) trading with other empires
c) controlling such a large area
d) keeping track of their history
c) controlling such a large area
What do I want my classroom theme to be?
a) sports
b) math
c) Life is Good
d) plants
c) Life is Good