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Study Guide – Mesopotamia: From Nomads to Farmers
Use the word bank to complete the sentences below.
Priest
Ziggurats
City-state
gated ditches and levees
stylus and tablet
1. An important innovation that allowed people to work together and meet basic
needs is a ________________________.
2. This position is second highest in society, right after the ruler.
It is a __________________.
3. _______________________________________ solved the problem of
flooding.
4. These tools were used for writing: ______________________________.
5. _________________________ were temples built to honor the gods and
goddesses.
Match the phrases below by placing the letter in front of its partner.
a. A calendar based on the moon and stars
c. paid taxes
b. gave freedom of movement
d. benefits of a city-state
6. _____ govern surrounding lands and have its own ruler
7. _____used to keep time
8. _____ the wheel
9. _____ Sumerians did this to support kings and priests
Write TRUE or FALSE
10. The Sumerians invented a calendar that has 365 day. _________________
11. The first thing Sumerians accomplished was farming and domestication of
animals. __________________
12. Mesopotamia was a good area for growing crops because of the flooding
rivers and rich soil. __________________
13. Rulers of city-states were worshipped as gods and goddesses. __________