Mesopotamia Test Review

A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top.

• Empire

• Ziggurat

• Epic

• Pyramid

Which group is credited with the creation of the "Library" at Nineveh

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Gilgamesh

A belief in more than one god.

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheist

• Nontheism

A system that supplies dry land/crops with water.

• Surplus

• Agriculture

• Irrigation

• Silt

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Fertile Crescent

• Fertile land near a river or two

• Land by the river

• Land between rivers

Which two rivers did Mesopotamia develop near?

• Tigris

• Indus

• Nile

• Euphrates

A person who copies or write out documents, often a record keeper.

• Artisan

• Writer

• Surplus

• Scribe

What was the main purpose of religion in Mesopotamia?

• To fill time

• To help explain the world around them

• To keep the peace

• To punish people

An amount that is leftover after a need has been met.

• Surplus

• Extra

• Deficit

• Chariot

Mesopotamia is also referred to as

• First Rome

• Fertile River

• Land of the Ages

• Fertile Crescent