Mesopotamia (6th grade)

Which of the following locations was most favorable for growing crops and raising livestock?

• A desert

• A peninsula

• A river valley

• An archipelago

What was a positive effect of the flooding of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• The rivers provided a natural protection from invaders

• Improvement of fishing techniques

• Mud build-up trapping animals near the villages

• Deposits of silt creating fertile soil

Where is the Fertile Crescent, a large arc of farmland in Mesopotamia, located?

• Middle East

• North America

• South America

• Asia

What was the writing system of Mesopotamia called?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Calligraphy

Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religious beliefs?

• Polytheistic

• Neothistic

• Monotheistic

• Idealistic

Which of the following are examples of Mesopotamian inventions and achievements?

• cave drawings, wheels, the calculator

• gunpowder, the plow

• the plow, cuneiform, and zigguarats

• public baths, schools

What was a long lasting achievement of the Phoenicians?

• The alphabet

• Ziggurats

• Pictographs

• Architecture

What is a political unit consisting of an urban area and the surrounding rural countryside called?

• City-state

• Kingdom

• Country

• Empire

What is a ziggurat?

• Jewish house of worship

• A pyramid shaped tower used for religious ceremonies

• A horse drawn carriage

• A Sumerian city-state

Which of the following civilizations were located in the region of Mesopotamia?

Check all that apply.

• Greek

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

• Sumerian