Mesopotamian Civilization

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Mesopotamia means ___

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The Land Between the Rivers

Front

As the city-states grew, what did they do with their surplus crops?

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They traded them for goods and services they needed.

Front

Which is NOT an agricultural innovation from Mesopotamia? Bronze-tipped plows, clay watering pots, almanacs, funnels attached to plows

Back

clay watering pots

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Which is NOT a measurement achievement of the Mesopotamians? Options: an "iku" or "ikum" for measuring land, a yardstick to measure distance, a quart to measure volume, a calendar to measure time

Back

a yardstick to measure distance

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Which is NOT a building achievement in Mesopotamia? Options: houses with concrete roofs, mud bricks, the ziggurat, houses with thick walls and clay tiles

Back

houses with concrete roofs

Front

Which is NOT a transportation achievement in Mesopotamia?
Options:
wheels on carts,
caravans of donkeys,
sailboats,
water skis

Back

water skis

Front

Which is NOT a writing and literature achievement? Options: clay tablets, cuneiform, parchment paper, scribes

Back

parchment paper

Front

The Sumerian people had a few deities that ruled over the most important areas of life.

Back

False

Answer explanation

They had thousands of deities that ruled over all parts of nature.

Front

To avoid natural disasters, Sumerian people offered gifts of animals, fruit, and grain.

Back

True

Front

To which social class did priests belong?

Back

The highest class