History: Mesopotamia

Question 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 1

the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.

Question 2

pictographs

Answer 2

pictures that stand for words

Question 3

scribes

Answer 3

professional writers

Question 4

stylus

Answer 4

a wedge shaped instrument for writing

Question 5

cuneiform

Answer 5

writing of lines and shapes used on a wedge shaped clay tablet.

Question 6

keystone

Answer 6

wedge shaped stone inside an arch to hold the arch together

Question 7

ziggurat

Answer 7

a temple tower that was always in the center of Sumerian cities

Question 8

Semitic

Answer 8

a language close to Arabic and Hebrew

Question 9

The first group to live in Mesopotamia were the Assyrians. T or F?

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The first group to live in Mesopotamia were the Sumerians. T or F?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Scribes became so powerful in Sumeria that they became kings and ruled large areas. T or F?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Priests became so powerful in Sumeria that they became kings and ruled large areas. T or F?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The Sumerian numbering system is 30. T or F?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

The Sumerian numbering system is 60. T or F?

Answer 14

True