Early Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia’s climate was

• tropical  
• cold
• temperate       
• hot and dry     

Mesopotamia is located in what is present day

• Russia
• Egypt
• Iran
• Iraq

Lands controlled by one ruler is called

• colony
• empire
• taxation
• village

A scribe is a

• writer
• ruler
• worker
• farmer

Which of the following is NOT related to irrigation?

• ditches
• dams
• canals
• roads   

What is the rich soil left over from flooding?

• artisan
• silt
• scribe
• irrigation

What is wedge-shaped letters written on soft clay?    

• city-state
• scribes
• cuneiform
• ziggurat

What is a seven story temple built to honor their chief god?

• ziggurat
• city-state
• colony
• palace

Who were skilled workers who made metal products, cloth or pottery?

• farmers
• scribes
• kings
• artisans

Southern region of Mesopotamia is called?

• Southern Mesopotamia
• Nineveh
• Sumer
• Babylon