Mesopotamia Test

Catalhoyuk was the name of one ancient settlement that archaeologists have explored. It is an example of the earliest cities starting next to:

• Mountains

• Oceans

• Forests

• Rivers

The earliest known civilization was in “Mesopotamia.” 

Which modern country was Mesopotamia mainly located in?

• Russia

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

What 2 rivers was Mesopotamia between?

• Nile, Tigris

• Euphrates, Tigris

• Jordan, Tigris

The 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was between both flow into the...

• Dead Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

Mesopotamia's 2 rivers were used for washing, drinking, and...

• Irrigation and brickmaking

• Fish farming

• Hydroelectric power

People first settled in Mesopotamia around the year...

• 1800 CE

• 100 BCE

• 7,000 BCE

• 100,000 BCE

We NOW use B.C.E. and C.E. instead of...

• X and Y

• BC and AD

• These letters signify nothing

People who lived in Mesopotamia were called...

• Mesopotamians

• Mesopotamianites

• Sumerians

Sumerians dug canals that let water flow to their fields. This was a method of watering called...

• Inundation

• Gardening

• Irrigation

• Flushing

Growing crops (food) was a development by Sumerians called...

• Agriculture

• Irrigation

• Sharecropping

• Gardening