1. Check Point #22 Number your paper 1-7 You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide

2. 1. 1. What is irrigation? A.The process of supplying water to crops B.Learning how to raise farm animals C.The religion of the agricultural community D.When the weather ruins the crops

3. 2. 2. The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what? A. artisans B. scribes C. heads of household D. merchants

4. 3. 3. Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled A. artisans B. merchants C. slaves D. priests

5. 4. 4. What term best describes the words in the box? A.hieroglyphics B.Cuneiform C. Sanskrit D.scribe Developed by Sumerians Wedge shaped symbols Clay tablets

6. 5. 5. In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil A. rocky B. fertile C. dry D. barren

7. 6. What type of government means rule by one? a.Democracy b.Republic c.Theocracy d.Monarchy

8. 7. 7. What was the first part of the Stone Age called? 6.2 a. Bronze Age b. Fire Age c. Paleolithic Age. d. Neolithic Age.

9. Check your answers

10. 1. 1. What is irrigation? A.The process of supplying water to crops B.Learning how to raise farm animals C.The religion of the agricultural community D.When the weather ruins the crops

11. 2. 2. The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what? A. artisans B. scribes C. heads of household D. merchants

12. 3. 3. Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled A. artisans B. merchants C. slaves D. priests

13. 4. 4. What term best describes the words in the box? A.hieroglyphics B.Cuneiform C. Sanskrit D.scribe Developed by Sumerians Wedge shaped symbols Clay tablets

14. 5. 5. In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil A. rocky B. fertile C. dry D. barren

15. 6. What type of government means rule by one? a.Democracy b.Republic c.Theocracy d.Monarchy

16. 7. 7. What was the first part of the Stone Age called? 6.2 a. Bronze Age b. Fire Age c. Paleolithic Age. d. Neolithic Age.

17. Sept. 18 th Bellwork Turn in 4.1 quiz – yesterday’s handout Checkpoint #22 Classwork Mesopotamia vocab review Read 4.2 and fill in notes as you read