Page 8 - IP3Y 001 Listening Success BT10

A. Listen and answer the following question. Note taking

1. Which invention developed by the Mesopotamians Who :
was mentioned in the passage?

a b c d

B. Listen again and answer the following questions. What :

2. What is the main topic of discussion?
inventions made by the Mesopotamians

the Mesopotamian writing system and alphabet

the futility of mathematics
the modern inventions of the computer and MP3 player
Why :
3. How far does the Mesopotamian civilization date back
to?
4 millennium BC
th
5 millennium BC
th
6 millennium BC
th
7 millennium BC
th
Details :
4. Which of these present day countries was part of the
Mesopotamian civilization?
Iran

Egypt
Armenia

Sudan

5. What is the nickname of ancient Mesopotamia?

the cradle of civilization
land of the rising sun

the end of the Earth
the Middle East

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