Mesopotamia Quiz Review- 2020

To which river is the arrow pointing?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Mesopotamian River

To which river is the arrow pointing?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Mesopotamian River

Name the body of water that is starred.

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

Name the starred body of water.

• Red Sea

• Nile River

• Persian Gulf

• Euphrates River

How did the flooding rivers help Mesopotamians farm?

• the flood waters left behind mineral rich soil called silt

• The flood waters provided extra water to their crops

• Dead fish left behind from the floods provided feritlizer for their crops

• Animals were used to plow the fields

Which of the following describes the Mesopotamian irrigation system?

• They used a bucket and a well system

• Animals were used to transport water from the rivers to the crops

• A system of levees and canals were used to hold back flood waters and then evenly distribute river water to the fields

• Mesopotamians used pipes and sprinklers to water their crops

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

• in the mountain foothills

• the land between two rivers

• The land of the first civilization

• The land of abundant water

What is a city-state?

• the religious center of Mesopotamia

• The code of laws

• the city and the surrounding farmland

How did Mesopotamian city-states protect themselves from enemy attacks?

• they developed massive war weapons

• They had a well trained army

• The attacked their neighbors first

• they built huge walls of sun dried mud bricks around their city- state

Mesopotamian writing consisted of thousands of wedge shaped charaters. What was their writing system called?

• Hieroglphics

• The Alphabet

• Sanscript

• Cuneiform