6th Grade Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia was located along land between 

• the Nile and Euphrates Rivers.  
• the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.  
• the Red Sea and the Tigris River.  
• the Nile and Tigris Rivers.  

Separate city-states developed in Sumer because the cities were

• separated by long distances.  
• united under one government.  
• destroyed by Ur. 
• often destroyed by floods.  

Which of the following was the first written set of laws?  

• the Epic of Gilgamesh
• the Ziggurat of Ur
• Hammurabi's Code
• the Ten Commandments

Where did writing first develop?  

• Assyria
• Mesopotamia
• Phoenicia
• Canaan

Symbols for writing that represent sounds are called a(n) 

• alphabet.
• cuneiform.  
• covenant.  
• famine.  

A group of traders traveling together is called a(n)

• empire.  
• code.  
• caravan.  
• myth. 

Often, many people starve during a period of 

• exile.
• empire.
• famine.  
• covenant.  

In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined symbols into a script known as

• exile.

• cuneiform.

• empire.

• famine.

A traditional story, it sometimes tells a legend that explains people's beliefs.

• code

• covenant

• hyperbole

• myth

What physical feature made Mesopotamia ideal for farming?

• a flat plain between 2 rivers
• surrounding mountains
• safe harbors
• the sea