Mesopotamia Vocabulary 11-20

A system of writing developed by the Sumerians around 3,000 BC, using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.

• Cuneiform

• Irrigation

• City-State

What is the land between the rivers known as in the Middle East?

• Pacific Ocean

• Hieroglyphics

• Mesopotamia

Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known piece of literature ever written in history.

• True

• False

What was a ziggurat in the world of Ancient Mesopotamia?

• A temple to the local god of the city

• A large theatre where people performed

• A type of vehicle used for racing

• A siege weapon used in war

Which invention had the biggest impact on Sumer's food supply?

• the arch
• the wheel
• the chariot
• the plow

Which of these people were NOT a member of the upper class of society?

• the king
• a skilled artisan
• a government official
• a priest

pyramid-shaped brick temples

• The Great Wall of China

• towers

• obelisks

• ziggurats

system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things

• hieroglyphs

• cave paintings

• alphabetic monograms

• cuneiform

Which is a Sumerian achievement?

• irrigation systems and writing

• wheel and sail

• development of bronze

• all are correct