Mesopotamia

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• the land of plenty

• the land between rivers

• the middle of the earth

• the land of smart people

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

The writing system in ancient Mesopotamia was called?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphs

• English

• Sargon

What is a man made watering system such as a dam, ditch, or canal called?

• irrigation

• scribe

• ziggurat

• cuneiform

What is a scribe?

• belief in more than one god/goddess

• person who keeps written records

• government where a king rules with absolute power

• various jobs people do within their community

A city that governs itself and surrounding territories is called...?

• City-State

• Country

• United States

• Geography

Fertile soil that is transported by rivers is called...?

• fertile crescent

• irrigation

• surplus

• silt

The belief in more than one god is called...?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

• Naturism

The division of the people in a society by rank or class

• Domestication
• Social hierarchy
• Surplus
• Trade Routes

Belief in more than one god

• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Theocracy
• Theology

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