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Mesopotamia was a region with a lot of natural resources
True
False
The people who lived in Mesopotamia needed to trade with neighboring countries in order to acquire the resources they needed to live.
True
False
Grain, oils and textiles were taken from Mesopotamia to foreign cities and traded
True
False
Foreign cities exchanged grain, oils and textiles for Mesopotamia's precious metals
True
False
Mesopotamia received timber wine and precious metals from other cities.
True
False
Grain was quite bulky and was best transported on a boat
True
False
Precious stones were likely to be small, so they could be transported on foot or by donkey
True
False
What was the precious wood that had to be imported?
cedar and oak trees
pine and cedar trees
pine and oak trees
redwood and oak trees
Wool was transported by moving sheep down a river on a raft
True
False
What form of transport was taken apart and the logs used to make it were sold.
coracle
raft
cart
river boat
People who traded locally traded by
donkey
foot
cart
coracle
The most important trade good in Mesopotamia were
textiles
oils
grains
timbers
How was oil transported?
cart
donkey
raft
foot
Precious materials were mostly transported by
foot
donkey
cart
river boat
Bundles of reeds are best transported by
in backpacks on foot
side saddles on donkeys
boats over water
carts
Which mode of transportation is possible because of the invention of the wheel?
coracle
raft
foot
cart
There are ____ modes of transportation.
eight
seven
five
six
How did changes in transportation help Sumerian civilization grow?
The Sumerians could move into the Babylonian Empire more easily.
The Sumerians could move into the mountains during hot weather more easily.
The Sumerians could move from one farm to another more easily.
The Sumerians could trade goods using carts and boats more easily.
What was the import also known as fish eyes that Babylonians obtained from the gulf?
ivory
pearls
gold
lapis lazuli
People carried mostly ___________ by foot
stones and gems
liquids
food
textiles
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