Quick Video Quiz Mesopotamia

1. Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Sumerians. a   1. Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Sumerians? a. a 365 day calendar b. the wheel c. the plow d. the invention of writing

2. What was the first thing that the Sumerians accomplished? a. nomadic hunting and gathering b. trading over long distances c. founding new city states d. farming and domestication of animals

3. Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops. a 3. Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops? a. The land was covered with heavy vegetation b. The rivers flooded and deposited rich soil c. The area did not have any agricultural pests d. The rivers flooded ,making it easier to pull out weeds that harmed the crops

4. How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding. a 4. How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding? a. They built terraces on the mountains b. They used levees and gated ditches c. They rotate farming with nomadic herding d. The diverted the flow of the rivers into other areas

5. How did the Sumerians keep time. a 5. How did the Sumerians keep time? a. They improved the function of sundials b. They made a calendar based on the moon and the stars c. They used an abacus to keep track of days and nights d. They formulated the first mathematical equations to determine the hours in the day  

6. What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing. a 6. What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing? a. a large feather pen dipped in ink b. a darkened reed that they dipped in a mixture of charcoal and water c. a slender piece of wood that they dipped in colorful dyes d. a sharpened piece of reed called a stylus which they pressed into clay  

7. What was a result of the invention of the wheel. a 7. What was a result of the invention of the wheel? a. It allowed Sumerians to move faster in battles b. It controlled the irrigation devices to prevent flooding c. It made people more dependent on human strength for transportation d. It gave the people more freedom in movement  

8. What was an important Sumerian innovation that allowed people to work together to meet basic needs? a. the city state b. a transportation system c. a system of writing d. a specified work week

9. Which statement best describes the benefits of a city-state. a 9. Which statement best describes the benefits of a city-state? a. It allowed for people to engage in other professions and be educated b. It united all the people under a central government c. It governed surrounding farm lands and it had its own ruler d. all of the above are benefits

  10. Besides the ruler, who had the highest position in the social hierarchy? a. scribe b. a priest c. a caravan merchant d a soldier   11. Unlike the Egyptian pharaohs, the rulers of the city-states were not worshipped as gods. a. true b. false

12. Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians. a 12. Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians? a. The protected the city from invaders b. They were built as tombs for the kings c. They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses d. Scrolls documenting Mesopotamian history were kept here.  

13. What did the Sumerians do to support the priests and kings. a   13. What did the Sumerians do to support the priests and kings? a. paid taxes b. captured slaves in wars c. developed new trading routes d, enlisted their healthy sons into the army