Mesopotamian Civilization - CAC

What is the meaning of the term 'irrigation'?

• A way of supplying water to an area of land for crops.

• A process of fertilizing soil.

• A technique for pest control.

What is the meaning of the term 'cuneiform'?

• A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.

• An ancient form of pottery used by the Babylonians.

• A type of musical instrument from Mesopotamia.

• A religious ceremony performed by priests.

What is the meaning of the term 'scribe'?

• A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.

• A tool used for measuring angles.

• A type of ancient building material.

• A musical instrument from the Middle Ages.

What is the meaning of the term 'empire'?

• A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.

• A small village ruled by a mayor.

• A single building used for meetings.

• A type of government with no leader.

What is a civilization?

• A complex society with cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system.

• A small group of people living in rural areas without any form of government.

• A collection of wild animals living together in a forest.

• A temporary camp set up by travelers for a short period of time.

A city-state was:

• a large country with many towns

• a country ruled by a king from another land

• a group of villages under one leader

• a city and its surrounding land with its own government and not part of any larger unit

The Code of Hammurabi was:

• a set of laws from ancient Mesopotamia

• an ancient Egyptian religious text

• a collection of Greek myths

• a Roman architectural code

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

What refers to the birthplace or origin of something?

• Sumer

• cradle

• scribe

• empire

What was the site of the world's earliest known civilization, located in southern Mesopotamia

• Mexico

• England

• Narnia

• Sumer