Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

academic bowl practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Below the surface of Mesopotamia is a large concentration of what that makes farming harder?

a)

alluvium

b)

salt

c)

clay

d)

mud

e)

other

2.

As water brought from the rivers evaporated from the fields, what did it leave behind?

a)

mud

b)

gold

c)

mineral salts

d)

alluvium

e)

other

3.

Which part of Mesopotamia required large scale irrigation works

a)

eastern

b)

northern

c)

western

d)

southern

e)

other

4.

Which part of Mesopotamia had more favorable agricultural conditions?

a)

eastern

b)

northern

c)

western

d)

southern

5.

Which part of Mesopotamia required large scale irrigation works?

a)

western

b)

southern

c)

northern

d)

eastern

e)

other

6.

How long is the Euphrates River?

a)

2800

b)

2500

c)

2000

d)

1900

7.

How long is the Tigris River?

a)

2800

b)

2500

c)

2000

d)

1900

8.

What does pluvio-nival mean?

a)

grass fed

b)

rain and snow fed

c)

fluctuating temperature

d)

fluctuating terrain

e)

other

9.

during what season does baseflow occur?

a)

fall

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

summer

10.

In antiquity, the delta did not reach so far south because it was created slowly by deposits of -------------?

a)

mud

b)

clay

c)

alluvium

d)

mineral salts

11.

on average, how long does the dry season in the North last?

a)

nine months

b)

six months

c)

seven months

d)

eight months

12.

What crop flourished in Mesopotamia's hot climates and saline soil?

a)

dates

b)

corn

c)

cotton

d)

beans

13.

When did the first archaeological signs of irrigation appear?

a)

4000

b)

4500

c)

1200

d)

6000

14.

Which of the following is not a constellation that is credited to Mesopotamian astronomy?

a)

leo

b)

taurus

c)

virgo

d)

gemini

15.

orientation of the ------------- was used to mark seasons for harvestion.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

constellation

d)

venus

16.

What kind of eclipse were Mesopotamians able to predict by following a method that made future predictions based on past observations?

a)

solar

b)

partial

c)

annular

d)

lunar

17.

Mesopotamians viewed astronomical omens as -------.

a)

unavoidable

b)

preventable

c)

inescapable

d)

fated

18.

What kind of astronomical phenomena was seen as the most dangerous?

a)

shooting star

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

new moon

19.

the Mesopotamians created a calendar that was based off which of the following?

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

mercury

d)

venus

20.

which of the following was not an animal that first became domesticated in mesopotamia

a)

sheep

b)

pig

c)

horse

d)

goat

21.

The sumerians built huge embarkments and irrigation ditches along which river?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Diyala

c)

Shatt al-Arab

d)

Tigris

e)

other

22.

Which environmental phenomenon is believed to be the reason early Mesopotamian civilizations fell?

a)

flooding

b)

fluctuating temperatures

c)

excessive dryness

d)

Extreme salivation

e)

not listed

23.

What makes the beginning of the season when fallow land was washed to cleanse the soil of salt and impurities

a)

automn equinox

b)

spring equinox

c)

winter equinox

d)

summer equinox

24.

Which animal was extremely important for Mesopotamia as it provided many resources.

a)

cattle

b)

goat

c)

sheep

d)

pig

25.

The use of milk products didn't take place until when?

a)

4000BC

b)

5000BC

c)

4000AD

d)

5000AD