AH - Mesopotamia

These centers of worship were prominently located in the center of towns in ancient Mesopotamia.

• Zaggats

• Ziggurat

• Churches

• Prayer rooms

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

• Pursuit of scientific knowledge

• Organized government

• Agricultural surplus

• Overseas trading

• Cultural traditions

The term Mesopotamia translates to "the land between the rivers". Which part of the word means "between"?

• Potamia

• Mesop

• Meso

• Me

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Sargon
• Cyrillian
• cuneiform
• hieroglypics

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 

• irrigation
• nomads
• ziggurat
• scribes

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

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State

• Country

• Villiage

• Culture

What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

• India
• Egypt
• China
• Iraq

This picture shows an area known as the..

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