Early Mesopotamia Quiz

Many of the first civilizations started around big________.

• rivers

• mountains

• farms

• none of the above

Civilizations are organized human communities.

• True

• False

Why did many early civilizations begin along rivers?

Pick all that apply.

• Fresh water supply

• Fishing

• Growing crops

• None of the above.

The word "Mesopotamia" means ________________________.

• land between the two mountains

• land between two seas

• land between two rivers

• None of the above

What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?

• The Nile

• The Tigris River

• The Euphrates

• The Yellow River

The word for Mesopotamia comes from the ______________ language, mesos for middle and potamia for rivers.

• French

• Greek

• German

• None of the above

Mesopotamia is also known as the _______________________.

• Fertile Crescent

• Fertile Land of the Gods

• The Fertile Acres

• None of the above

Fertile soil means that the soil is __________________.

• poor land for growing crops.

• good for growing crops.

• None of the above

The people in Mesopotamia relied on the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers to grow their food, but sometimes floods ruined the crops and they invented _________________________ to control their water supply.

A group of people known as the Sumerians started building towns and villages in Mesopotamia around 3500 BCE. Around how many years ago was 3500 BCE?

• 3,500 years ago

• 4, 500 years ago

• 5,500 years ago

• 6,500 years ago