Download Mesopotamia Sumer Preassessment

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Mesopotamia/Sumer Pre-Assessment
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1) The name Mesopotamia means ____________________________________________.
2) The Sumerians figured out a way to control/transport water that was called
________________.
3) After learning how to control water flow the Sumerians were able to produce more food than
they needed. This was called _____________________________
Multiple Choice
4) When the supply of a product is up the demand is _____________?
a. down
b. up
c. upside down
d. sideways
5) The jobs that the Sumerians invented after figuring out how to produce more than enough
food were called ____________________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Department of labor
Division of irrigation
Division of labor
Department of irrigation
6) The 6 world-changing jobs/careers that the Sumerians invented were
___________________.
a. Sculpting, weaving, teaching, baking, building, metallurgy
b. Sculpting, baking, building, metallurgy, weaving, pottery
c. Baking, metallurgy, sculpting, teaching, farming, building
d. Metallurgy, baking, weaving, farming, teaching, building
7) In order from left to west to east, Mesopotamia’s layout of the land is:
a. Zagros Mountains, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Mesopotamia, Arabian Desert
b. Tigris River, Zagros Mountains, Mesopotamia, Arabian Desert, Euphrates River
c. Euphrates River, Arabian Desert, Mesopotamia, Tigris River, Zagros Mountains
d. Arabian Desert, Euphrates River, Mesopotamia, Tigris River, Zagros Mountains
8) The leader and god of the Sumerians/Mesopotamians was called the ________?
a. Ensi
b. Pharaoh
c. Imperator
d. Caesar
9) Which of the following lists were jobs created by the Sumerians?
a. steel worker, baker, metallurgist (metal worker), sculptor, weaver
b. baker , metallurgist, sculptor, potter, weaver
c. banker, builder, metallurgist, potter, weaver
d. weaver, builder, potter, meteorologist, sculptor
10) Which of these was a Sumerian invention?
a. wheel
b. chariot
c. papyrus
d. pen
11) What is our class definition of race? And, why is it important to use this definition instead of
what you have been taught or thought race is?
12) What are 3 types of memory and what do have to do to get information past the shutters?
Be as specific as you can.