Mesopotamia Review

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The earliest known civilization is known as _______ 

What does Mesopotamia mean?

What do we call Mesopotamia today?

What are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?

What body of water do the rivers flow into?

The Red Sea

The Mediterranean Sea 

The Persian Gulf

The Caspian Sea

True or False: The Sumerians are monotheistic.

True

False

Where did the Sumerians worship their gods/goddesses?

A church

A ziggurat 

In their home

Why did they have so many gods/goddesses? (What did they believe?)

How many gods did they have?

More than 3,000

Only 1 god

Around 100

Around 10,000

Who could enter a temple?

Everyone

Only adults

Only men and boys

Only the priest

True or False: The goal of each Sumerian was to please the gods.

True

False

The upper class in Sumer includes:

The middle class in Sumer includes:

The lowest, but largest social class is made up of

Fishermen

Enslaved people

Farmers

Priests

Name 3-4 contributions (inventions) of the Sumerians.

What were the three causes for the collapse of Sumerian civilization?

What body of water do the rivers flow into?

The Red Sea

The Mediterranean Sea 

The Persian Gulf

The Caspian Sea

True or False: The Sumerians are monotheistic. 

True

False

Where did the Sumerians worship their gods/goddesses?

A church

A ziggurat 

In their home

How many gods did they have?

More than 3,000

Only 1 god

Around 100

Around 10,000

Who could enter a temple?

Everyone

Only adults

Only men and boys

Only the priest

True or False: The goal of each Sumerian was to please the gods.

True

False

The upper class in Sumer includes:

Priests

Kings

Slaves

Warriors

 The middle class in Sumer includes:

Slaves

Fishers

Farmers

Kings

Artisans

The lowest, but largest social class is made up of 

Fishermen

Enslaved people

Farmers

Priests