Sumerians

The Sumerians had what type of religious belief?

• monotheism

• polygon

• polytheism

• multi-theism

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

• Euphrates and Tigris
• Zagros and Taurus
• Tigris and Karun
• Ishtar and Tammuz

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• cradle

• river valley

• pyramid

• ziggurat

Why were priests so powerful?

• they could communicate with gods and gods controlled every aspect of life

• they were rich

• they had a strong military to protect them

One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that

• the location protected the people from land invasion 

• periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming 

• these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia 

• these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea 

The ______ were the first to settle in Mesopotamia and establish a civilization.

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Sumerians

The world's oldest known story is from Sumer; this story is called the

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Neverending Story

The Sumerian numbering system was based on.....

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 25

The Sumerians created _________, a form of writing based on making wedge-shaped impressions with reeds on soft clay tablets.

• Assyrian

• Scribes

• Cuneiform

• Ziggurats

Mesopotamia is Greek for?

• Fertile Crescent

• Above Rivers

• Between Rivers

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