Review for Mesopotamia

Which of the following civilizations was located in the region of Mesopotamia? (Check All that apply)

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Babylonian

• Sumerian

What was a long lasting achievement of the Phoenicians?

• alphabet

• ziggurat

• pictographs

• architecture

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

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

• cave drawings, wheel, and the calculator

• gunpowder, turquoise, and plow

• plow, cuneiform, and ziggurats

• public baths, schools, and ziggurats

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The civilization of 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