Mesopotamia and Sumer 1

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(10 Questions)
California State History-Social Studies Standards
Grade 6
6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.

1. Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.

2. Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.

History.com web site article about Mesopotamia

https://www.history.com/news/how-mesopotamia-became-the-cradle-of-civilization

From Mr. Anker Tests

1. The Sumerian city-states were found in Mesopotamia, which is a Greek word meaning, "The land between the rivers." Between what two rivers was Mesopotamia found? *

1 point

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

the Colorado and Mississippi Rivers

the Nile and the Congo Rivers

the Amazon and the Rio de Plata Rivers

2. Why was building and maintaining irrigation systems so important for the communities of Mesopotamia? *

1 point

because they needed water for farming, and the needs of the people in the villages, i.e: drinking, cooking, washing

they needed the water to help the forests around their cities grow

the irrigation systems helped keep the enemy attackers away

all of the above

3. Sumerians often fought over the rights to water from the rivers. What happened as part of this fighting? *

1 point

groups would build dams to prevent the water from flowing to other cities

many people who fought over the water died

the path the water flowed was redirected by canals people built

all of the above

4. By 3000 B.C.E., most people in Sumer lived inside walled-in city-states. Why? *

1 point

there were no natural boundaries to protect the city-states from attacks, so they built walls made of mud bricks to keep attackers out

the wind and the sandstorms were so severe, that this was the only way to protect themselves

the walls they built around the city-states were built to keep the flood waters from drowning the homes inside

none of the above

5. Why did the places people lived change from small farming villages to large city- states? *

1 point

because of food shortages, settlers moved from villages in the foothills to the river valley to grow crops there

because the irrigation systems (man-made rivers) crossed village boundaries, communities had to cooperate to share the water

building walls and moats around a large group of homes was a better way to protect themselves from attackers

all of the above

6. Historians consider a culture to be a civilization if it has which of these features? *

1 point

a stable food supply to help people in the culture survive

a written language as well as advances in technologies

a social structure with different levels of wealth and power, as well as a classification of jobs

all of the above, and more

7. The Sumerians farmed the land to grow food for the people. In addition to canals, what other farming invention did the Sumerians create? *

1 point

the seed

the cow

the plow

the windmill

8. The Sumerians developed a two-wheeled vehicle that was pulled by horses. Which choice below is a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses? *

1 point

a plow

a canal

a chariot

a scribe

9. The Sumerians were the first people to develop a system of written laws. These were written in a language called Cuneiform. Which choice below names a person whose job it is to write? *

1 point

a blacksmith

a sentry

a scribe

a king

10. The Sumerians' most important invention was the wheel. What activity gave them a clue to the way a circular object could be used to make a wheeled vehicle for transportation? *

1 point

traditional folk dances performed in a circle pattern

spinning clay on a potter's wheel used to make round containers like bowls, jugs (bottles), and cups

gazing at the heavens and not icing the path of the visible planets moving around the Sun

watching the way dogs spin in circles trying to chase their own tails

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