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Fertile Crescent Chapters 2-3

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

2.

City that has a surrounding territory and its own government and laws

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

city-state

d)

empire

3.

More than one country or city-state ruled by the same person or government

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

city-state

d)

empire

4.

Two main rivers in Mesopotamia

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Hammurabi

5.

This is an example of what?

a)

irrigation

b)

cuneiform

c)

cave art

d)

ziggurat

6.

Large temple with lots of steps and many layers

a)

ziggurat

b)

sumerians

c)

civilization

d)

fertile crescent

7.

Crescent-shaped region containing moist and fertile land in the Middle East; where human civilization began

a)

ziggurat

b)

sumerians

c)

civilization

d)

fertile crescent

8.

When humans can live together peacefully in communities/cities

a)

ziggurat

b)

sumerians

c)

civilization

d)

fertile crescent

9.

First written language

a)

empire

b)

irrigation

c)

Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

cuneiform

10.

A type of soil that is very good for growing crops

a)

ziggurat

b)

fertile

c)

irrigation

d)

crescent

11.

What was Hammurabi's Code?

a)

oldest written story in human history

b)

the first written language that scientists are aware of

c)

first rules for making irrigation ditches

d)

first written laws in human history

12.

What was the set of laws called in Babylonia?

a)

bill of rights

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

constitution

13.

Who created a system to write?

a)

Georgians

b)

Vikings

c)

Sumerians

14.

Where was Mesopotamia located?

a)

Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

In Egypt

c)

in America

15.
The Fertile Crescent is an arc-shaped region that stretches from...?
a)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River
b)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
d)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Caspian Sea
16.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
17.
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
18.
The Fertile Crescent....
a)
was a large geographical region
b)
stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
c)
was the location where the earliest civilization started
d)
all of these
19.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
20.
Define polytheism
a)
The belief in one god
b)
The belief in many gods
c)
The belief in no gods
d)
The belief the king is a god
21.
Who was the leader of the Akkadians?
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius
c)
Nebechanezzer
d)
Sargon
22.
Which number represents the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
Which number represents the Persian Gulf?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which number represents the Zagros Mountains?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
25.
In which empire were the Hanging Gardens?
a)
Akkadia
b)
Babylonia
c)
Assyria
d)
Persia
26.
Why was silt helpful to the people of the Fertile Crescent?
a)
It left the land fertile after a flood
b)
It was used to build ziggurats
c)
It clogged irrigation canals
d)
It was used as food

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