True False Quiz

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True False Quiz

• Chapter 3
• Mesopotamia
• Part 2

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Click on true or false.
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Nope! It is Iraq.
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Arent you the smart one! Mesopotamia is
actually the home of the present day country of
Iraq.
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Yes! Although no one knows the exact date,
Sumerians first settled in Mesopotamia in about
3500 B.C. Sumer is the earliest known
civilization.
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Not exactly. Although no one knows the exact
date, Sumerians first settled in Mesopotamia in
about 3500 B.C. Sumer is the earliest known
civilization.
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Most definitely! They built levees to control
flooding and irrigation canals to bring
much-needed water to their crops.
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Wrong. They built levees to control flooding and
irrigation canals to bring much-needed water to
their crops. Both of these are ways to change the
physical environment.
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Of course! At the heart of every Sumerian
city-state was a shrine or temple to that citys
god or goddess. That temple was built on a
ziggurat, which was the biggest thing in town.
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Think again! At the heart of every Sumerian
city-state was a shrine or temple to that citys
god or goddess. That temple was built on a
ziggurat, which was the biggest thing in town.
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Thats right! The priests were the highest
class. The farmers and unskilled workers were
the lower class. The artisans, merchants and
shopkeepers were middle class.
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Its true. The priests were the highest class.
The farmers and unskilled workers were the lower
class. The artisans, merchants and shopkeepers
were middle class.
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He certainly did! Sargon I, the king of Akkad,
conquered the city-states of Sumer, thus creating
the first empire.
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Go back to the book! The priests were the highest
class. The farmers and unskilled workers were
the lower class. The artisans, merchants and
shopkeepers were middle class.
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Not hardly! Hammurabi is best known for his code
of written laws that were the same for all the
cities in his empire.
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Youre a sharp one! Hammurabi is best known for
his code of written laws that were the same for
all the cities in his empire.
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Youve been listening! When he conquered Sumer,
Sargon I united Sumer and Akkad under one
government (himself). An empire is more than one
country under one ruler.
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Were you listening? When he conquered Sumer,
Sargon I united Sumer and Akkad under one
government (himself). An empire is more than one
country under one ruler.
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No! The oldest written records are from Sumer.
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The statements wrong, and youre right! The
oldest written records are from Sumer.
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Yes! Mesopotamia's contributions include the
wheel, the plow, the number system based on 60,
and a calendar.
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Where have you been? Mesopotamia's contributions
include the wheel, the plow, the number system
based on 60, and a calendar.