Mesopotamia
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- Q1
TRUE OR FALSE: The source of the Tigris and Euphrates is in Iran
falsetrueTrue or False15s - Q2
These two metals must be combined to make bronze
iron and silt
silver and copper
chromium and tin
manganese and sulfur
copper and tin
15s - Q3
A nomad is
the same thing as a laborer
the person who forced taxes on the people like the burden
a person who follows the herds of animals and hunts and gathers....
the leader of a city-state who made all the major decisions for the people
15s - Q4
Soil that is rich and plants easily grow in it.....
polytheistic soil
ziggurat soil
burdened soil
fertile soil
15s - Q5
Which of the following is the correct progression of building a civilization?
farmers---nomads---division of labor----surplus---civilization
nomads---farmers----division of labor---surplus---civilization
nomads---farmers----surplus-----division of labor----civilization
surplus---nomads---farmers---division of labor----civilization
30s - Q6
Taxes the king issued on the people that were labor instead of goods were called....
The Hierarchy
The Ziggurat
The Code
An almanac
The Burden
20s - Q7
Which one of these countries was not part of the Fertile Crescent? Iran, Iraq, Italy, Egypt.
Iraq
Egypt
Iran
Italy
15s - Q8
Planting wheat and raising goats in Mesopotamia was an example of
economy
domestication
society
fertilizer
20s - Q9
Big piles of earth between the fields and river were known as
gates
levees
irrigation
plows
30s - Q10
The Sumerians invented ___________ to help them predict the floods.....
journals
water dials
ox carts
calendar
30s - Q11
TRUE OR FALSE: The word "Mesopotamia" means "land of vast beauty"
falsetrueTrue or False15s - Q12
TRUE OR FALSE: Writing was invented initially to help farmers and merchants keep records
truefalseTrue or False15s - Q13
TRUE OR FALSE: The Sumerians/Mesopotamians were the first people in history to invent the wheel.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q14
Which of the following is NOT one of the many fruits or vegetables that Mesopotamians grew?
dates
grapes
figs
potatoes
15s - Q15
TRUE OR FALSE: The Tigris and Euphrates flooding came from rainfall in northern Iraq.
falsetrueTrue or False15s