Ancient Mesopotamia Test

Worshiping multiple gods or deities?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Nomadic

• Artisan

A temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city

• Palace

• Sumer

• Temple

• Ziggurat

Cuneiform

• The first religion

• The first writing system

• A type of social class

• A set of laws

An epic poem from Mesopotamia time describes the life of a legendary king named?

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Akkad

• Assyria

This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.

• Flooding

• Irrigation

• Silting

• Plowing fields

A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.

• Village

• Town

• City-State

• Empire

The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.

• Hammurabi and Gilgamesh

• Assyrian and Nile

• Meso and Sumer

• Tigris and Euphrates

What is the area shaded green called?

• Holy Crescent

• Holy Land

• Fertile Land

• Fertile Crescent

The middle class of Ancient Mesopotamia is made up of?

• Farmer, fishermen, crafters

• Royalty

• KIngs, priests, warriors

• Slaves

Wedged-shaped writing on clay tablets

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Hieratic

• Linear