Mesopotamia Test Review

Which of the following is NOT true of the land

called Mesopotamia?

• It lies between the Tigris and

  Euphrates rivers.

• It is a land of abundant rainfall

  and long winters.

• It is located in modern day Iraq.

• It was home of the Sumerians.

What was the MAIN purpose of the

ziggurat?

• as a place for religious services

• as a place to go in time of attack

• to mark the center of the city

• to be the city’s marketplace

Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and

plows. What did these two inventions help BEST to provide?

• A system of government

• Opportunity for trade

• A steady supply of food

• Away to honor the gods

Which statement shows how Sumerian

religion and government were connected?

• Sumerians believed that merchants sold goods for the king.

• The Sumerians believed the king was chosen by the gods.

• Sumerians recorded their prayers on clay tablets.

• Sumerians recorded the movements of the planets.

Match the word to its meaning.

• Created the first empire

• Mesopotamia

• Means land between two rivers

• Sargon

• Polytheism- belief in many gods.

• irrigation

• Bringing and controlling water for crops

• Assyria

• iron weapons, conquered more land

• Religion in Mesopotamia

Sumer was an empire.

• True

• False