Ancient Mesopotamia

A ziggurat is a

• a government building

• irrigation system

• god or goddess

• pyramid-shaped temple

Which is the definition of polytheism?

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in ghosts

• the belief in no gods

• the belief in one god

What is irrigation?

• people that move from one place to another

• when somebody is easily upset

• the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

• a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

• ziggurat

• agriculture

• uniform

• cuneiform

What were the two rivers that Mesopotamia was in between?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tiger and Elephant

• Tigris and Elon

Mesopotamia is now present-day

• Alaska

• Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey

• China and parts of Russia

Why did the Mesopotamians create irrigation systems?

• To keep the water in one place.

• To control all the water that they got all year long.

• To bring the water from the rivers to the plains.

Because the Mesopotamians were able to grow crops,

• the Mesopotamians had a difficult time eating.

• the Mesopotamians were then able to build their city-states.

• the Mesopotamians were able to build larger civilizations.

How were Mesopotamians able to become traders?

• The farmers were able to produce more food than they needed.

• The farmers didn't produce enough food.

• The farmers only made enough food for the highest social class.

What did Mesopotamians develop?

• system of recordkeeping to manage their trade

• developed the wheel and sailboat

• a wedge-writing called cuneiform

• All of the above