Ancient Mesopotamian Test - Meredith Middle



Ancient Sumer Test Chapters 4-5 Study GuideTest Date ________________________Review all worksheets, questions of the day, and homework for chapters 4 and 5.Review the 7 characteristics of civilization and how cities were formed as well as the 4 problems.Test will be multiple-choice, fill-in the blank, matching, and an extended responseSection I: VocabularyYou will need to know the following terms.LeveeSocial structureScribeCuneiformPictographMesopotamiaCivilizationCultureChariotCity-statesIrrigation systemsTechnology Directions: Fill-in the term that matches the definition. _________________________writing that uses wedge-shaped structures_________________________an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government._________________________a person who writes_________________________the way a society or civilization is organized_________________________means of supplying land with water_________________________a symbol that stands for an object_________________________wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding_________________________in Greek, means located between two rivers_________________________2 wheeled vehicle_________________________beliefs and behaviors of a group of people_________________________use of tools and other inventions for daily life_________________________culture marked by development in arts, sciences, government & social structuresSection II: Short AnswerDirections: Answer each question by first restating the question. The first two questions have been restated for you. Try to practice restating the question for #3-10 as well as answering it. Early Sumerian cities were walled settlements surrounded by farmland. What does this arrangement tell you about the Sumerians?The fact that Early Sumerian cities were surrounded by farmland tells us______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What change led people to move south to the plains?The change that caused people to move to the plains was_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why did small Sumerian villages join together and work together to create the first cities?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How was Sumerian religion and government connected?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What evidence shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The upper class, common class, and slaves are examples of which characteristic of civilization for ancient Sumer?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A ziggurat is an example of which characteristic of civilization?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Musicians, architects, and painters of ancient Sumer represent which characteristic of civilization?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What were some inventions of the ancient Sumerians?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why were Sumer, Ur, and Uruk called city-states? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Section III: Extended ResponseDirections: The question below is the Extended Response Question that will be on your test. Use the graphic organizers below to help you organize your information. Based on the information discussed in the text and in class, would you consider Ancient Sumer a civilization? Defend your answer using details from the unit. Be sure to address at least five (5) of the characteristics of a civilization. Please underline them in your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Section IV: Mesopotamia’s ProblemsDirections: In the chart below, fill in the solutions that helped Sumerians deal with their problems.ProblemsSolutionsFood storageUncontrolled water supplyDifficulties in building and maintain an irrigation systemAttacks by neighboring communitiesDirections: Fill in the blanks using the word bank to complete the diagram below._________________________________________________ causedMesopotamians to move to the river valley__________________________________________________ causedMesopotamians to build irrigation systems___________________________________________________ among thesmall villages to remove silt from the irrigation systems causedMesopotamians to live in large communities which led to___________________________________________________ over water.Word BankUncontrolled water supply CooperationFood shortages Conflict ................
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