Mesopotamia: Geography and Civilization

Mesopotamia: Geography and Civilization

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Social Studies

6th Grade

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Greek word "Mesopotamia" mean?

Land of the two rivers

Fertile land

Between the rivers

Cradle of civilization

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two rivers provided silt-rich soil to Mesopotamia, leading to its nickname "Fertile Crescent"?

Nile and Jordan

Tigris and Euphrates

Indus and Ganges

Yellow and Yangtze

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body of water is located to the west of Mesopotamia?

Persian Gulf

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Gulf of Aden

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two deserts, known for reaching temperatures up to 108 degrees, border the southern banks of the Euphrates River?

Arabian Desert and Rub' al Khali Desert

Sahara Desert and Gobi Desert

Syrian Desert and An Nafud Desert

Thar Desert and Great Victoria Desert

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What agricultural innovation allowed ancient Mesopotamians to control river flooding and maintain fertile soil for farming?

Terracing

Crop rotation

Canals and irrigation systems

Slash-and-burn agriculture

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the original hunter-gatherers that settled along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and eventually formed city-states in Mesopotamia?

Akkadians

Babylonians

Sumerians

Assyrians

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Akkadian leader united the Akkadians and conquered all of Mesopotamia, establishing the first unified empire?

Hammurabi

Nebuchadnezzar II

Sargon

Gilgamesh