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WorksheetsMesopotamia and 7 Characteristics of Civilization
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
land with no rivers
land between the rivers
middle land
land outside two rivers
Mesopotamia is located between which 2 rivers?
Nile & Euphrates
Tigris & Sumer
Euphrates and Tigris
Missouri and Mississippi
What is the name of the world's first civilization?
Sumer
Mesopototamia
Fertile Crescent
Akkadian
What is a small, independent city with the surrounding countryside around it called?
city
civilization
city-state
country
What would be an example of stable food supply?
Farming, and having enough food
Stories
Belief in gods
Statues
What would be an example of Written Language
Stories
Statues
Kings
Wheel
What would be an example of Government?
King
Statues
Gods
Wheel
What would be an example of Religion?
Stories
Statues
Wheel
god(s)
What would be an example of Social Structure
Wheel
Kings, Priests, Farmers, Slaves
Statue
Math
Why did laws and government develop in Ancient Civilizations?
To keep people safe
To let people do other things besides farm
To stop people from doing bad things
To keep people working together
Which Empire had a strong army with iron weapons, siege towers, and battering rams?
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Neo-Babylonian
Which of the following shows evidence of a Stable Food Supply?
Hanging Gardens
Many gods with human personalities
Taxes
An irrigation system with canals and levees
Which of the following shows evidence of a government in Sumer?
Clay tablets with cuneiform
Technology such as the plow
Images of a king collecting taxes
Ziggurats
Which of the following shows evidence of writing in Sumer?
clay tablets
ziggurats with images of gods
chariots
the ship's sail
Which of the following show evidence of the Arts in Sumer? More than one answer may be chosen.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is evidence of which characteristic of a civilization?
The Arts
Technology
Government
Social Structure
The priests were near the top of the social structure. What does this show about the people of ancient Sumer?
They cared about the priests, but not the king.
The people had no interest in religion.
Religion was an important part of their lives.
The people believed in only one god.
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
culture
permanent shelter
army
government
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
stable food supply
architecture
spoken language
army
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
architecture
army
spoken language
religion
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
written language
architecture
spoken language
permanent shelter
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
spoken language
permanent shelter
architecture
arts and entertainment
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
water supply
technology
architecture
army
_________ is a characteristic of civilization.
social structure
domesticated animals
army
architecture
Sumerians invented the plow to help them gather crops. This affected which characteristics?
religion
written language
arts and entertainment
stable food supply
Which characteristic does this photo (wheel) demonstrate?
written language
religion
stable food supply
technology
Why did laws and government develop in Ancient Civilizations?
To keep people safe
To let people do other things besides farm
To stop people from doing bad things
To keep people working together
