_______ is an ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. (1 point) Responses Egypt Egypt Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Sudan Sudan Mesopotamia

Answer 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 2

The _______ invented the wheel. (1 point) Responses Sumerians Sumerians Babylonians Babylonians Egyptians Egyptians English

Answer 3

Sumerians

Answer 4

The Sumerian writing system is called _______. (1 point) Responses cuneiform cuneiform propaganda propaganda hieroglyphs hieroglyphs petroglyphs

Answer 5

cuneiform

Answer 6

The ________ were a Semitic group that moved into the Fertile Crescent after 2000 B.C. (1 point) Responses Sumerians Sumerians Amorites Amorites Babylonians Babylonians Egyptians

Answer 7

Amorites

Answer 8

The _______ were the founders of algebra and astronomy. (1 point) Responses Egyptians Egyptians Babylonians Babylonians Sumerians Sumerians Amorites

Answer 9

Babylonians

Answer 10

Sumerians were the first people to use the _______ shape for religious structures. (1 point) Responses square square cross cross pyramid pyramid wheel

Answer 11

pyramid

Answer 12

A ziggurat is what kind of pyramid?. (1 point) Responses Ziggurats are not pyramids Ziggurats are not pyramids a step pyramid a step pyramid a round pyramid a round pyramid a regular pyramid

Answer 13

A step pyramid

Answer 14

_______ was the most common building element of ziggurats. (1 point) Responses Metal Metal Wood Wood Clay Clay Rock

Answer 15

Clay

Answer 16

Much Sumerian art was created as _______. (1 point) Responses propaganda. propaganda. religious pieces. religious pieces. monuments monuments decoration.

Answer 17

religious pieces