4-1 The Sumerians

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains

• by the sea

• in river valleys

• in the desert

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe

• cradle

• ziggurat

• Gilgamesh

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• artisans

• merchants

• slaves

• priests

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans

• scribes

• merchants

• head of households

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• the number 60.

• the cycles of the moon.

• the Roman calendar.

• the geometry of the wheel.

Greek for "land between the rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Gilgamesh

• cuneiform

• civilization

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• Mesopotamia

• Gilgamesh

• cuneiform

• civilization

a method that brings water to crops

• Mesopotamia

• irrigation

• cuneiform

• civilization

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

• city-state

• irrigation

• cuneiform

• civilization

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• city-state

• irrigation

• cuneiform

• civilization