Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Practice

Front

Which location is the Mediterranean Sea? Options: A, B, C, D, E

Back

E

Front

Which location is Mesopotamia? Options: A, B, C, D, E

Back

C

Front

Which location is the Arabian Peninsula? Options: A, B, C, D, E

Back

D

Front

Where did Mesopotamians store their water to allow for crops to be harvested twice a year?

Back

reservoir

Front

What did Sumerians fight over the most?

Back

water

Front

What else can be used on a timeline to show chronology instead of BC? Options: AD, CE, BCE, none of the above.

Back

BCE

Front

Who are considered to be the original leaders of Sumer?

Back

priest, priests

Front

Correct order of social classes in Sumer from top to bottom?

Back

king, land owner, farmers, slaves

Front

Women in Sumer could do all of the following EXCEPT ...

• own property
• raise children
• work as merchants & artisans
• be a queen

Back

be a queen

Front

What is a pictograph?

Back

picture writing on clay tablets