Ancient Mesopotamia

a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero

• myth
• caravans
• bazaar
• epic

a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces

• pyramid
• ziggurat
• Ishtar
• battering ram

writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

• writing
• monotheism
• cuneiform
• fertile crescent

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• city-state
• province
• empire
• Mesopotamia

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, canals, or rivers

• Fertile Crescent

• polytheism

• cuneiform

• irrigation

What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Nile
• Tigris and Amazon
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Mississippi

Why was writing first invented?

• for texting
• to write stories
• for fun
• to keep records

What materials did the scribes of Mesopotamia use to write on and with?

• paper and pencil
• clay and pens
• clay and stylus
• paper and stylus

Who united Sumer’s city-states to form Babylonia?

• Sumerians
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Hammurabi
• Mr. Sharples

What was the purpose of irrigation?

• keep crops dry
• to provide water to crops
• provide indoor plumbing
• give people drinking water