Ancient Mesopotamia Benchmark Review

 What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?

• Nile River
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Amazon River
• Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered

• religion
• rich soils for agriculture
• government
• 401k's

Why was Mesopotamia also called the Fertile Crescent?

• It was a crescent cookie
• good water
• had rich soil and was shaped as a crescent
• it was in Iraq

The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.

• Irrigation
• Agriculture
• specialization
• ziggurats

What is silt?

• something that complements pepper
• a type of clothing
• particles of soil that were used to fertilize the ground
• a food only found in Mesopotamia

Because of surplus, people of the Fertile Crescent were able to...

• ...have more festivals
• ...please their gods
• ...have division of labor
• ...move away

What does the word Mesopotamia literally mean in Greek?

• the land under the mountains
• the land between the rivers
• the land beyond the great desert
• the land of the Fertile Crescent

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory is a ________.

• city-state
• province
• empire
• Mesopotamia

Why was there an increase in the population during the Neolithic Period?

• Better weapons we created for hunting animals
• Medical advances made it possible for people to live longer
• More people were able to marry
• Agriculture increased the food supply

What was the purpose of the scribe?

• Rule the people and make the laws
• Develop the economy
• Teach the people about religion
• Write and record information