Modified - Mesopotamia Lesson 4-1

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• . in river valleys

• . in the mountains

. A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• Cradle

• Ziggurat

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

• merchants.

• artisans

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

• . scribes

• merchants

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• the cycles of the moon.

• the geometry of the wheel

Greek for “land between the rivers”

• . Mesopotamia

• civilization

. complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• city-state

• . civilization

. a method that brings water to crops

• cuneiform

• . irrigation

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

• city-state

• civilization

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• cuneiform

• irrigation