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Mesopotamia Review

Quiz by Ellen Masters

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26 questions
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  • Q1
    Which invention most affected the food supply in Sumer?
    the chariot
    the plow
    the arch
    the wheel
    20s
  • Q2
    What did Sumerians believe about the king that helped strengthen the social order?
    He consulted with wise advisors.
    He wanted everyone to be happy.
    He was chosen by the gods.
    He cared most about the poor.
    20s
  • Q3
    Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
    to teach the royal children
    to collect people's taxes
    to write down the laws
    to entertain the rulers
    20s
  • Q4
    The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
    Question Image
    food
    government
    writing
    religion
    20s
  • Q5
    Read this list of Sumerian items: drums, pipes, lyres. What was the main use of these items?
    warfare
    entertainment
    irrigation
    construction
    20s
  • Q6
    Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
    swords
    sledges
    horseshoes
    wheels
    20s
  • Q7
    Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
    concrete
    glass
    paint
    arches
    20s
  • Q8
    What evidence found by archaeologists show that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
    stone statues
    written records
    city walls
    ziggurats
    20s
  • Q9
    What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?
    a wedge-shaped stylus
    feathers from large birds
    poles pulled by oxen
    a net woven from reeds
    20s
  • Q10
    Records of the goods people exchanged were made on
    metal coins
    animal hides
    flattened reeds
    clay tablets
    20s
  • Q11
    What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
    to protect villages from attack
    to allow travel by boat
    to store water for later use
    to make it easier to fish
    20s
  • Q12
    If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
    to control workers
    to irrigate crops
    to prevent floods
    to load barges
    20s
  • Q13
    Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
    it ruined the soil for planting
    it clogged the irrigation canals
    it dried up the rivers
    it crumbled the city walls
    20s
  • Q14
    Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
    logs with pointed tips
    rocks shaped into squares
    bricks made of mud
    reeds cut near the rivers
    20s
  • Q15
    The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
    between two rivers
    in mountain foothills
    near a region of many conflicts
    at the site of the earliest cities
    20s

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