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WorksheetsReview for World History Midterm
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Land between two rivers
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
city-state
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
2.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
3.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
4.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
5.
What were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
6.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
7.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
8.
The worship of many gods is known as...?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Priests
d)
Polytheism
9.
In ancient Sumer, women could do all of the following except
a)
learn to read and write
b)
Make final family decisions
c)
run thier own business
d)
take care of the house and children
10.
Why was Mesopotamia also called the Fertile Crescent?
a)
It was a crescent cookie
b)
good water
c)
had rich soil and was shaped as a crescent
d)
it was in Iraq
11.
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
specialization
d)
ziggurats
12.
Why did people settle in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
They wanted to build irrigation systems
b)
No other land was available
c)
There were many animals.
d)
They needed the water to survive.
13.
What did King Hammurabi do before any other ruler?
a)
Write down a code of laws
b)
Create an empire
c)
Own slaves
d)
Build a beautiful palace
14.
What is a large arc of rich soil used for farmland?
a)
Empire
b)
Monarch
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
City-state
15.
A scribe is a
a)
writer
b)
ruler
c)
worker
d)
farmer
16.
Mesopotamia’s climate was
a)
tropical
b)
cold
c)
temperate
d)
hot and dry
17.
What is the rich soil left over from flooding?
a)
artisan
b)
silt
c)
scribe
d)
irrigation
18.
Which is NOT a correct social class and its example found in Mesopotamia?
a)
Lower/ enslaved (forced to work for others)
b)
Middle/artisans,merchants
c)
Upper class/priests, kings,
d)
Lower/ farmer,fisherman
19.
The land between two rivers
a)
Ancient Egypt
b)
Ancient Mesopotamia
c)
Ancient India
d)
Ancient China
20.
On what two rivers did Mesopotamia develop?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Euprhates and Nile
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Nile and Amazon
21.
Way of supplying water to an area of land
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
silt
c)
canal
d)
irrigation
22.
Mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
a)
fertile crescent
b)
irrigation
c)
silt
d)
division of labor
23.
Why was the area along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers so good for growing crops?
a)
they are cool names
b)
the flooding rivers deposited silt on the land
c)
it was an area of frequent rainfall
d)
the area was flat and mostly clay
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