Mesopotamia Review

City-states are...

• Confusing places with no true locations.

• Capitals of countries where two rulers make decisions.

• Independent areas with their own governments and surrounding farmland.

• Large areas of land, made up of multiple towns.

The geography of Mesopotamia was ...

• Warm and good for farming.

• Covered in dry, hard, sun-baked soil.

• All water except for a few islands.

• Covered with trees and shrubs.

The people of Mesopotamia believed in many gods.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What two things did irrigation allow Sumerians to do?

• control flooding & water their crops

• control flooding & swim in the river

• water their crops & create bath houses to clean themselves

• water their crops and have drinking water

Which number represents the Euphrates River?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 4

What is this building called?

• Temple

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• Pyramid

Hammurabi was the king of ________________.

• Babylonian Empire

• Akkadian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

The invention of the sailboat helped the Sumerians most by ...

• Giving them a place to relax in the summers.

• Allowing them to more easily travel and trade goods by water.

• Giving them a place to play “pirates”

• Allowing them to transport water to their crops.

A group of many different lands under one ruler is a (an):

• civilization

• empire

• city-state

• nation

What is the name of the body of water labeled #3?

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea