Mesopotamian Agriculture and Innovations-

Why did crops grow so well in Mesopotamia?

• Silt left by the flooding rivers

• The Sumerians used fertilizer

• Rain

• Good luck

Mesopotamia is between which two rivers?

• Missouri and Mississippi

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tiger and Hippo

• Nile and Delta

The was an advancement that improved transportation

What is the number one thing that led to the success of Mesopotamian villages?

• surplus

• irrigation

• swords

• plow

Why did the build the ziggurats so tall?

• So they could be found easily

• The king wanted it that way

• To honor the Gods

• To mark the center of the city

One purpose for cylinder seals

• decorate temples

• to mark property

• to encourage ordinary people to be involved with art

• to make gold jewelry

Writing in Mesopotamia made it possible for the first visible (posted) what

• organized religions

• national armies

• legal codes

• private businesses

Why did the Mesopotamians build canals?

• They needed to control the surplus

• They needed to control low water levels

• They needed to control the flow of the river

• The needed to control the flooding

Which of the following best describes Sumerian medicine.

• Sumerians became effective at treating different symptoms and parts of the body

• Sumerians recorded their observations when practicing medicine

• Sumerians used natural resources to make healing drugs

• Sumerians became skilled at using milk, figs, and salt in treating people

What did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?

• battleships and weapons

• bows and arrows

• fire and chariots

• iron weapons and chariots