Civilization in Mesopotamia Quiz

What was the name of the first Civilization in Mesopotamia?

• Sumer

• Winter

• Egypt

• Mayans

What is a City-State?

• A City that is the size of a state

• A self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands

• A Country in Africa

• Another name for a Civilization

In these city-states, most people lived in mud huts.

• True

• False

Giant rivers helped protect the city-states.

• True

• False

The biggest part of the city-state was the wall.

• True

• False

Traders packed (a)   with goods like cloth and barley.

What is Bartering?

• A trading system using only coconuts.

• A type of fighting where you use a bow staff.

• A trading system in which people exchange goods without using money.

• A farming practice where you use trained tigers to guard your sheep.

Sumerians invented the wooden wheel.

• True

• False

Finally, Sumerians used (a)   on their boats to make trading easier.

What did the Sumerians call their large cities?

• City States

• Empires

• Kingdoms

• Villages