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WorksheetsMesopotamia Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Mesopotamia means
a)
the land between the deserts
b)
the land between two rivers
c)
the land between the oceans
d)
the land between the city-states
2.
Sumer is the area in ___________ Mesopotamia.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
eastern
d)
western
3.
A means of supplying land with water is a(n)
a)
cylinder seal
b)
chariot
c)
irrigation system
d)
cuneiform
4.
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.
a)
civilization
b)
empire
c)
social structure
d)
city-state
5.
A culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and socialstructure
a)
civilization
b)
culture
c)
Sumer
d)
Ur
6.
A symbol that stands for an object
a)
cuneiform
b)
pictograph
c)
technology
d)
scribe
7.
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
a)
cuneiform
b)
pictograph
c)
technology
d)
scribe
8.
The way a society or civilization is organized.
a)
status
b)
ziggurat
c)
social structure
d)
culture
9.
Another word for status is
a)
level
b)
order
c)
king
d)
importance
10.
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower.
a)
temple
b)
ziggurat
c)
irrigation system
d)
levee
11.
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.
a)
civilization
b)
city-state
c)
empire
d)
culture
12.
A city that is the center of government.
a)
capital
b)
city-state
c)
ziggurat
d)
empire
13.
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.
a)
empire
b)
chariot
c)
siege
d)
government
14.
A sculpture in which the image projects out from a flat surface.
a)
sculpture
b)
tribute
c)
stele
d)
bas-relief
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