Ancient Mesopotamia Review

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• Land of Kings
• Land Between the Rivers
• Fertile Land of the Gods
• River Valley of the Sky

Which two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

• Nile & Jordan
• Tigris & Euphrates
• Indus & Ganges
• Yellow & Yangtze

Why was the Fertile Crescent important?

• It was full of gold mines
• It had rich farmland
• It had mountains for protection
• It had deserts for defense

What natural material did the rivers leave behind that made farming easier?

• Salt
• Clay
• Silt
• Sand

Which farming method did Sumerians invent to control water?

• Wells
• Irrigation
• Canals
• Dams

Which modern countries were part of Mesopotamia?

• Egypt & Israel
• Iraq & Syria
• India & Pakistan
• Turkey & Greece

Why could too much flooding be dangerous in Mesopotamia?

• It destroyed crops and property
• It caused deserts to spread
• It blocked trade routes
• It froze the rivers

What type of religion did most Mesopotamians practice?

• Atheism
• Monotheism
• Polytheism
• Animism

Why were priests important in Mesopotamia?

• They built canals
• They made laws
• They communicated with the gods
• They led armies

What were ziggurats used for?

• Grain storage
• Palaces for kings
• Religious temples
• Schools for scribes