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Social Studies Test
This is to practice for my first Social Studies Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List all of the traits of civilization. | Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing and art. |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | “The land between rivers” |
| How did the Sumerians use the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? Provide at least two ways. | Drinking water and agricultural irrigation. |
| Why farming was so successful in Mesopotamia. Provide 3 reasons. | One reason farming was so successful was because of silt, another reason is because of cannels and the last reason is because farmers got pretty qualified at a certain point. |
| How were Sumerians able to have a surplus of grains? | They built levees and gates to control the flooding, and Irrigation canals came in handy |
| Why was the ziggurat important? Provide 3 examples. | Religious ceremonies Gave food offerings to gods Payed temple taxes |
| Describe the religious views of the Sumerians. Provide at least 3 examples. | They are polytheistic which means they believe in many gods Each city-state worshiped a god/goddesses. Priests offer food to gods and also try their best to please them. |
| Explain the role the Gods had in Sumer. | To took care of their human helpers in every aspect of their lives. |
| How did the development of Hammurabi’s Code impact Mesopotamia? Provide at least 3 examples | He codes regulated trade, business, and social relationships in Babylon which brings “fairness” to everyone in Babylon. |
| Why were the Sumerians able to develop the different kinds of job skills needed to have a civilization? | Sumerians are considered the creators of civilization as modern humans and they understand it. |
| How were people politically and regionally organized in Mesopotamia? | By social class. |
| Explain the role/job of each of these groups of people: Scribes, Administrators, & Priests | Scribes: They were trained to write cuneiform and record many of the languages , Administrators: To maintain law and order Priests: Some priests please the gods by feeding and clothing them and others provide religious service to the people. |
| What are 4 Mesopotamian inventions? How did they help them advance? | Potters Wheel: to make better pottery Irrigation: to get water for their crops Bronze metal: which helped to make better tools, axes, swords, etc. |
| Explain Sumerian writing. What kind of symbols did they use? | Their writing system was called Cuneiform, Cuneiform was made up of symbols called glyphs that were representations of images. |
| What building materials did they lack (not have) & what did they do to cope or solve this problem? | They often lacked on wood but what they did to cope with this problem was to use mud. |
| What are 3 additional facts you have learned about Mesopotamia that are not on this study guide? | King Hammurabi made the code of laws. The Euphatres and the Tigris river surround Anicent Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is 6000 thousand years old. |
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