1. Check Point #25 Number your paper 1-7 You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide

2. 1. 1. Mesopotamia is located in what larger region? A. Fertile Crescent B. European Plateau C. African Sahel D. Australian Outback

3. 2. 2. What is the relationship between surplus of food and division of labor? A. Division of labor leads to surplus of food B. Surplus of food leads to division of labor C. They occur at the same time D. There is no relationship

4. 3.Which of the following best describes the primary function of a Sumerian scribe? A. To write songs B. To record trade and business transaction C. To record history D. To write poems

5. 4. 4. Who had an organized army and the 1 st empire? A. Hammurabi B. Sargon C. Nebuchadnezzar D. Gilgamesh

6. 5. What does the diagram above represent? A. Sumerian social hierarchy B. Nomadic lifestyle C. Caravan D. Food surplus

7. 6. What is the best reason people would settle near river valleys? A. It provides water for people to wash. B. It provides a way to transport goods. C. It provides fertile farmland to grow crops. D. It provides good climate conditions. 6.3

8. 6.2 7. What term best describes the words in the box? A.Fishing community B.Herding community C.Farming community D.Hunter-gatherers Domesticated plants and animals Permanent shelters Food surplus

9. Check your answers

10. 1. 1. Mesopotamia is located in what larger region? A. Fertile Crescent B. European Plateau C. African Sahel D. Australian Outback

11. 2. 2. What is the relationship between surplus of food and division of labor? A. Division of labor leads to surplus of food B. Surplus of food leads to division of labor C. They occur at the same time D. There is no relationship

12. 3.Which of the following best describes the primary function of a Sumerian scribe? A. To write songs B. To record trade and business transaction C. To record history D. To write poems

13. 4. 4. Who had an organized army and the 1 st empire? A. Hammurabi B. Sargon C. Nebuchadnezzar D. Gilgamesh

14. 5. What does the diagram above represent? A. Sumerian social hierarchy B. Nomadic lifestyle C. Caravan D. Food surplus

15. 6. What is the best reason people would settle near river valleys? A. It provides water for people to wash. B. It provides a way to transport goods. C. It provides fertile farmland to grow crops. D. It provides good climate conditions. 6.3

16. 6.2 7. What term best describes the words in the box? A.Fishing community B.Herding community C.Farming community D.Hunter-gatherers Domesticated plants and animals Permanent shelters Food surplus