Mesopotamia Vocabulary

What is the region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that means “between rivers?”

• Euphrates

• Arabia

• Mesopotamia

• Crescent

What is a country in southwest Asia with the capital Baghdad shown on this map?

• Asia

• Iraq

• Sumer

• Arabia

This word's root is civatas which means "city." It is an advanced form of society.

• city-states

• civilization

• town

• village

Which two rivers were important to Mesopotamia which developed in the area between them? Choose two.

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Euphrates River

A city government would rule the city as well as the land around it. The city was the center of economic, political, and cultural life. What was this called?

• city-states

• democracy

• region

• ziggurat

The body of water in the red square between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran is called....

• Mesopotamia

• Tigris River

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

This picture is an example of this landform which is an area of flat land that rises above surrounding land.

• plains

• mountain

• plateau

• Persian Gulf

A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects; developed in ancient Sumer is called?

• cuneiform

• ziggurat

• plateau

• theism

Those who practice Judaism believe in only one God. What type of religion is this?

• mythology

• Otzal

• polytheism

• monotheism

The worship of many gods and goddesses like the ancient Mesopotamians practiced is called....

• monotheism

• polytheism

• ziggurat

• plateau