Vocabulary
Sumerians had a belief system known as _________ in which they worshipped multiple gods.
A)ziggurat
B)surplus
C)tribute
D)polytheism
What is polytheism?
Early humans settled in river valleys to be close to
A) shelter.
B) mountains.
C) water.
D) other humans
What is water?
What did the city-states of Sumer have in common?
A) They shared the same leader.
B) They often fought over territory.
C) The people worshipped one god.
D) They were mostly built of wood.
What is they often fought over territory?
What contribution of the Phoenicians spread across the Mediterranean world?
A) the first alphabet
B) the wheel
C) bronze jewelry
D) glass making
What is the first alphabet?
Which of these types of people was part of the upper class in Sumer?
A) merchants
B) priests
C) soldiers
D) farmers
What is priests?
A ______ was a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top to honor the city-state’s chief god.
A)province
B)tribute
C)ziggurat
D)surplus
What is a ziggurat?
What geographic feature of Mesopotamia promoted the growth of civilization?
A) The location near the Mediterranean Sea promoted trade with other lands.
B) The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought water and fertile soil for farming.
C) The river valleys protected the people from being conquered.
D) The location in the Fertile Crescent provided rainfall year-round
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought water and fertile soil for farming?
How did most empires in Mesopotamia form?
A) by merging kingdoms
B) by conquest
C) by city-states joining together
D) by people asking for a new ruler
What is conquest?
What is one way the Phoenician alphabet was different from cuneiform writing?
A) It had more letters.
B) It used characters.
C) It was easier to use.
D) It used accents.
What is it was easier to use?
Early Mesopotamian civilizations worshipped
A) one god.
B) many gods.
C) animals.
D) ancestors
What is many gods?
Mesopotamian society was a patriarchy dominated by _________.
.
What is men?
In what part of the world was Sumer located?
A) between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
B) along the Nile River in Egypt
C) on the Mediterranean Sea coast
D) in the Zagros Mountains
What is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
In Mesopotamian society, which of the following groups were in the upper class?
A) priests
B) merchants
C) artisans
D) elders
What is priests?
What was one of the most valuable products made by Phoenician artisans?
A) woven baskets
B) copper bowls
C) glass mirrors
D) purple cloth
What is purple cloth?
Mesopotamian farmers used irrigation and dams to produce a food _______, or additional crops for later use.
What is surplus?
A city that is independent and has its own government
What is city-state?
How did flooding benefit the farmers of Mesopotamia?
What is floods left behind silt that made the soil more fertile?
What feature of ancient Mesopotamian societies allowed for specialized jobs such as perfumer and goldsmith?
What is growing food surpluses?
What caused the collapse of the Phoenician empire?
What is not having a land army?
Akkadian rulers forced people to make payments called _________to the ruler to show submission.
What is tribute?
A new territory
What is a colony?
Where was Phoenicia located?
What is along the Mediterranean Sea?
What is King Hammurabi of Babylon best known for?
What is a strict set of laws?
How did Phoenicia’s location and geography affect its economy and culture?
A sea-based, trade economy
Natural resources: purple dye from snail shells, glass from sand, cedar wood
Through trade, they learned about knowledge, culture and technology and influenced many cultures
A ______________ is a complex society with an advanced level or organization and development
What is a civilization?