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100
Most early religions were polytheistic - What does that mean?
Belief in many Gods
100
What country is Mesopotamia now ?
Iraq
100
The Mesopotamia writing system
Cuneiform
100
What are the first two statuses at the top of the social pyramid ?
King
Scribes
100
I’m a wheeled cart pulled by horses.
Chariot
200
What was the name of the temple at the center of the city in Mesopotamia?
Ziggurat
200
Name the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia and which continent they are in.
Tigris and Euphrates
Asia
200
Which number marks the location of the Mesopotamian civilization?
3
200
How many people are in the social pyramid of Ancient Mesopotamia ?
7
200
A kind of metal that was good for making stronger weapons and tools.
Bronze
300
Who was the primary god of the Babylonians
Madurk
300
Where was the Ziggurat located ?
At the center of each city
300
What was Mesopotamian also known as ?
Fertile Crescent
300
People who are official writers and record keepers are called ?
Scribes
300
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
Plow
Wheel
Sailboat
All of them
All of them
400
What group of people worshiped Ashur as their primary god?
Assyrians
400
Name 2 cities in Mesopotamia staring with 'U' and where they were located
Uruk and Ur
Iraq
400
What were the uses of waterbodies ?
Food supply, recreation,water for domestic purposes, transportation,watering plants
400
What is social hierarchy?
Systems of social organization in which some individuals enjoy a higher social status than others
400
What did the ancient Mesopotamians invent?
Mesopotamians invented the wheel and agriculture.
500
The mythology of this European civilization may have been widely influenced by the gods of the Mesopotamians.
a. Greek
b. Egypt
c. Chinese
d. Norse
e. English
Egypt
500
Which of the following Mesopotamian areas was the location of the first civilizations?
Akkad
Assyria
Zurrag
Sumer
Sumer
500
Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops
The regular flooding along the Tigris and the Euphrates made the land around them fertile and ideal for growing crops for food
500
What are the 7 roles in the Mesopotamia social pyramid in order (Top To Bottom)
King Scribes Merchant Artisians Poet&Musician Farmers Slaves
500
What was the most important invention in ancient Mesopotamia?
The invention of writing by the Sumerians.