Unit #2 Review - Mesopotamia

a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

• irrigation

• silt

a system of supplying water to an area of land

• irrigation

• silt

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• between the rivers

• land of plenty

• fertile soil

• kingdom of prosperity

What two rivers are located in Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Tigris

• Tiber and Tigris

• Nile and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

Mesopotamia is part of which larger region?

• Andes Mountains

• Fertile Crescent

• Sahara Desert

• Indus River Valley

In which part of Mesopotamia did the first cities begin to emerge?

• Northern

• Eastern

• Southern

• Western

What danger do the rivers pose to Mesopotamia?

• waterfalls

• silt

• flooding

• irrigation

a pyramid-like temple built by the Mesopotamian people, dedicated to their gods

• polytheism

• ziggurat

the belief in or worship of many gods

• polytheism

• ziggurat

What did the Mesopotamian people believe about their gods?

• the gods each lived in a certain city-state, protecting and looking after the city

• the gods lived in the Zagros Mountains and didn't concern themselves with humans

• the gods lived in a volcano and wanted to destroy them all in fire

• the gods lived in the temples and required human blood to survive