The First Farmers: Mesopotamian Agriculture Quiz
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What additional skills does Uruk need besides planting and reaping?

  • Wheelwrighting, carting, accounting, scribing
  • Shepherding, hunting, sheep shearing, tanning
  • Milling, brewing, pottery, weaving (correct)
  • Carpentry, thatching, masonry, blacksmithing

    • Which skills are required for maintaining buildings according to the passage?

  • Carpentry, thatching, masonry, blacksmithing (correct)
  • Shepherding, hunting, sheep shearing, tanning
  • Milling, brewing, pottery, weaving
  • Wheelwrighting, carting, accounting, scribing

    • What skills are necessary for taking care of livestock?

  • Shepherding, hunting, sheep shearing, tanning (correct)
  • Milling, brewing, pottery, weaving
  • Carpentry, thatching, masonry, blacksmithing
  • Wheelwrighting, carting, accounting, scribing

    • What skills are required for bringing products to market?

    <p>Wheelwrighting, carting, accounting, scribing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which skill is essential for Uruk's self-defense?

    <p>Warrior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for Uruk to invite nearby families to live with him in the valley?

    <p>To create a village for common defense and division of labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the village of Uruk become vulnerable to barbarian attacks as it grew bigger?

    <p>The larger the village, the more tempting the target it became for barbarian raids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the emergence of the city of Uruk around 4000 BCE?

    <p>It marked the beginning of what we recognize as a city and led to the Uruk period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is described as a consequence of having a larger population in the city of Uruk?

    <p>A greater division of labor and an opportunity for specialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What option did rulers choose to overcome the challenges posed by a larger population in Uruk?

    <p>Building roads to feed and supply their people</p> Signup and view all the answers

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