Lesson Quiz 2-1 Mesopotamia

Match each item with the correct statement below. 1. Greek for “land between the rivers” 2. complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing 3. a method that brings water to crops 4.C 5. a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• has its own government but not a country

• irrigation

• a method that brings water to crops

• Mesopotamia

• Greek for “land between the rivers”

• city-state

• complex societies that have organized

• civilization

• a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• cuneiform

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.