Ancient Mesopotamia

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Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

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between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Front

How did Sumerian farmers control the water supply?

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They built levees to prevent flooding, dug canals to shape the paths the water took, and built reservoirs to store water for later use.

Front

How did Sumerian city walls relate to the environment?

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The walls were made of bricks using local mud.

Front

Which of the following is an example of technology?

• a religious system
• a job
• the wheel
• written language

Back

the wheel

Front

The remains of different types and sizes of houses in Sumerian cities showed that

Back

Sumerians had a social structure.

Front

Who most likely made swords for the ancient Sumerian army?

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a metalworker

Front

The job of a scribe was to: govern, write, build, farm

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write

Front

According to some historians, what is the Sumerians greatest architectural achievement, which added strength and beauty to buildings?

Back

the arch

Front

What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?

Back

cuneiform

Front

What were the main features of Sumerian city-states?

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Each had their own ruler and farmland.