Mesopotamia Unit Study Guide Quiz

What is the definition of famine?

• An extra supply of food

• A widespread lack of food, causing people to starve to death

• A trade of one resource for another

• A self-governing city

What is the definition of drought?

• An extra supply of food

• A LONG period of time with little to no rain which can cause food shortages.

• A trade of one resource for another

• A self-governing city

What does surplus refer to?

• A lack of resources

• A trade of one resource for another

• An extra supply of something like food, or tools, or seeds that can be used to trade/barter

• A self-governing city

What does barter refer to?

• A lack of resources

• A trade of one resource for another

• A trade of one resource for another without the use of money

• A self-governing city

What is cuneiform?

• A Mesopotamian temple

• The first system of writing, created by the Sumerians

• A religion with many gods

• A self-governing city

What is a city-state?

• A Mesopotamian temple

• The first system of writing, created by the Sumerians

• A religion with many gods

• A self-governing (usually walled) city and the farmland surrounding it

What is a polytheistic religion?

• A religion with only one God

• A religion with many gods

• A Mesopotamian temple

• A self-governing city

What is a ziggurat?

• A religion with only one God

• A religion with many gods

• A Mesopotamian temple built to honor the gods and goddesses

• A self-governing city

Who was the most famous leader of the Akkadians?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Gilgamesh

What were the notable achievements of the Akkadians people?

• Development of the wheel
• Steles (3D sculptures)

• Conquest of the Roman Empire
• Invention of the printing press