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Lesson Quiz 4-1
networks
Mesopotamia
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below.
1. Greek for land between the rivers
A Mesopotamia
B. cuneiform
2. complex socletles that have organized
governments, culture, and writing
C. city-state
3. a method that brings water to crops
D. Irrigation
4. has its own government but is not part
of any larger unit
E. civilization
5. a form of writing developed by the
people of Sumer
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
6. Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
A. In the mountains
C. In river valleys
B. near the sea
D. In the desert
7. A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
A. scribe.
C. Gilgamesh.
B. cradle.
D. ziggurat
8. Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery
because they were skilled
A. artisans
C. slaves.
B. merchants.
D. priests.
Cosi Faceton
9. The few Sumerlans who learned how to write often held high positions
In society as what?
A. artisans
C. heads of households
B. scribes
D. merchants
10. The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
A. the number 60.
C. the Roman calendar.
B. the cycles of the moon. D. the geometry of the wheel.