Mesopotamia Quiz

________ plants means looking for, picking and collecting plants to eat.

• Washing

• Gathering

The Tigris and ______ rivers brought water to farmers in Mesopotamia.

• Trojan

• Euphrates

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• A mess of potatoes

• Between two rivers

What tools were used in Mesopotamia by people who could write?

• Chain saws

• Reeds and wet clay tablets

What did the kings of Mesopotamia do for their people?

• Protect the cities, people, and farmland

• Dance all night

Before they learned to farm, how did people get their food?

• Went to the neighborhood Wal-Mart

• Moved from place to place looking for food

What is farming?

• Planting seeds to grow the plants needed for food

• Playing

Why were there walls around the cities in Mesopotamia?

• For climbing activities

• For protection

What is the writing used in ancient Mesopotamia called?

• Cuneiform

• Mathematics

When the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded, they carried ________ into the fields that was good for growing plants.

• catfish

• rich soil