Mesopotamia test CONCEPTS

Question 1

How does the southern part of Mesopotamia get rich soil?

Answer 1

They get it from the spring floods that come down from the mountain (the spring floods have two minerals in it, silt in sediment)

Question 2

Why was Sumer so important to world history

Answer 2

This is because they were the first civilization

Question 3

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

Answer 3

Since the city state of Sumer constantly went into conflict and committed for trade this caused Sumer to be conquered

Question 4

What three features made each Sumerian city state unique to each other?

Answer 4

They worshipped different gods, had different laws, and different government

Question 5

How did priests support kings?

Answer 5

By claiming that the king was specifically chosen by a god – also known as divine right

Question 6

What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilization?

Answer 6

The priests ran temples and can talk to the gods

Question 7

How did Hammurabi conquer all of South Mesopotamia?

Answer 7

By training his army for 30 years

Question 8

How did the Akkadian empire collapse? (Identify two reasons)

Answer 8

This is because the death of Sargon and Nomad tribes from the mountains (The Zargros mountains)

Question 9

What is an example of The Akkadians’ and Sumerians’ use of the cuneiform, system of writing?

Answer 9

Culture trade

Question 10

What Sumerian achievements spread to future civilizations?

Answer 10

Writing, agriculture, technology, trade

Question 11

How did the Sumerian invention of cuneiform influence cause civilizations for centuries to come? Describe TWO ways cuneiform had been used in early civilizations.

Answer 11

• By developing the worlds first writing system, Sumerians created a new way for people to communicate
• Cuneiform allowed people to record ideas and laws, there were laws to be intended to unite people
• Provided a way to pass on Sumerian history/Civilizations first stories and poems were passed down using cuneiform

Question 12

How did the roles of priests change as Sumerian kings became more powerful?

Answer 12

• Military leaders were called to defend the city which led them to seizing more power and became the first king
• Priests roles in society became less important/as a result priests then began to support the kings religiously/with the support of priests, Kings took over the city planning as well as making laws

Question 13

Describe two responsibilities of the kings when they gained more power.

Answer 13

Two responsibilities the kings had was that they had to make laws and what the punishment will be if those laws were broken