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Unit test ss
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamia |
| river in Mesopotamia ( right) | Tigris |
| river in Mesopotamia (left) | Euphrates |
| first civilization in southern Mesopotamia | Sumer |
| two supply land with water | irrigration |
| what is an earthen dam (prevents floods) | levee |
| fine particles in water | silt |
| city that is like an independent country | city state |
| An area of high, elevated flat land (North) | plateau |
| An area of low, flat land (south) | plain |
| a man made lake, made to hold water for future use | reservoir |
| Mesopotamia is also called the _______ _______ because it has good land for farming | fertile cresent |
| If you wanted to visit Mesopotamia today, what country would you be in? | Iraq |
| what does the word "Mesopotamia" mean | Land between the rivers |
| What are the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What are the four geographic problems/challenges the people in Mesopotamia faced: | ~Uncontrolled water supply ~ food shortages ~ attacks by neighbors ~ silt clogs |
| what was the solution to food shortages | moved to the plains of sumer |
| what was the solution to droughts or (uncontrolled water supply) | 1. irrigation 2. levee's 3. reservoirs |
| what was the solution for silt clogs | cooperate to maintain the canals |
| what was the solution for attacks by neighbors | 1. walls 2. army 3. moats |
| Where did the first people to arrive in Mesopotamia get their food from? | hunting and gathering |
| The first people to arrive in Mesopotamia later realized that they could ____ and ____ wheat | harvest and plant |
| a society marked by the arts, sciences, government, trade, cities, religion, and education | civilization |
| the way the jobs in a society are organized | social structure |
| the use of tools and inventions for practical purposes | technology |
| a person who buys and sells goods | merchant |
| craftsperson | artisan |
| a person who is able to write | scribe |
| temple at the middle of a Sumerian city state | ziggurat |
| common beliefs and ideas of a society | culture |
| the name for ancient Sumerian writing | cuneiform |
| image that stands for a word or idea | pictograph |
| a writing instrument, like a sharpened reed or pencil | stylus |
| where the Sumerians got their water supply for crops | Tigris and Euphrates |
| what the Sumerians would leave in the temple to please the gods | prayer statues |
| a school for scribes in sumer | Eduba |
| an ancient hand held harp | lyre |
| long poem about a hero | epic |
| a name for a Sumerian king | ensi |
| what you were if you were captured in war or owed a debt | slave |
| Region in the Fertile Crescent where the first civilization began | Mesopotamia |
| where the first people settled in the Fertile Crescent | Zagros mountains |
| most important job that makes a civilization possible | farming |
| three inventions used by the Sumerians for their crops | irrigation, leeve's, reservoir |
| three technological inventions of the Sumerians | plow, wheel, and arch |
| whats the most important thing the Sumerian gods control | nature |
| what a bad student in ancient Sumer received in school and at home | beatings |
| the second most important Sumerian job (after the king) | priest |
| the little building on the very top of a Sumerian temple | shrine |
| the geographical name for the region of Ancient Sumer | plain |
| the geographical name for Iraq | plateau |
| Sumerian traders would exchange _____ for the things they wanted | grain |
| the Sumerians traded ________, any kind of woven or knitted fabric | textiles |
| a place where different civilizations meet to exchange goods is called a _______ | trade center |
| canvas boats were called _______ | guffa's |
| clay token the Sumerians used for trade | bulla |
| mountains in the North | Taurus mountains |
| mountains in the South | Zagros mountains |
| where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow | Persian Gulf |
| Where did Sumer developed | Plain |
| In the Neolithic age people learned how to _____ and _____ animals | farm and domesticate |
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