The Sumerians (ch4 L1)

The Greek word meaning "land between the rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• civilization

• irrigation

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing are

• Mesopotamia

• civilization

• city-state

• irrigation

A method that brings water to crops is called

• civilization

• city-state

• irrigation

• Mesopotamia

_________ has its own government but it not part of any larger unit.

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• irrigation

• city-state

___ is a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer.

• irrigation

• civilization

• cuneiform

• city-state

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains

• near the sea

• in river valleys

• in the desert

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe

• cradle

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

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

• heads of households

• merchants

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.