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Mesopotamia Geography Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile River
b)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c)
Amazon River
d)
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
2.
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
3.
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
specialization
d)
ziggurats
4.
What does the word Mesopotamia literally mean in Greek?
a)
the land under the mountains
b)
the land between the rivers
c)
the land beyond the great desert
d)
the land of the Fertile Crescent
5.
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory is a ________.
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
6.

The green area of the map is known as what?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

The Tigris and Euphrates River Valley

c)

The Middle East

d)

The Fertile Crescent

7.

Mesopotamia means

a)

the fertile crescent

b)

the riverlands

c)

the land between the rivers

d)

the land near the rivers

8.

What is the name of the easternmost river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

9.

What is the name of the westernmost river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

10.

What was the name of the mountain range on the eastern border of the fertile crescent?

a)

Zorg Mountains

b)

Akkadian Mountains

c)

Sumerian Mountains

d)

Zagros Mountains

11.

The sea that makes up the western border of the fertile crescent is the

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

12.

the taming of wild animals for people's use

a)

agriculture

b)

civilization

c)

specialization of labor

d)

domestication

13.

more of something than needed

a)

specialization of labor

b)

surplus

c)

civilization

d)

domestication

14.

an independent city and its surrounding farmland

a)

city-state

b)

civilization

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Fertile Crescent

15.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming 
d)
were pretty to look at
16.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
17.
a)

Mesopotamia is letter B.

b)

Mesopotamia is letter C.

c)

Mesopotamia is letter A.

18.
What is a drought?
a)
period of too much snow
b)
period of too much rain
c)
period of too little rain
d)
period of too much wind
19.
What is a surplus?
a)
having too much, or an excess of something
b)
having too little of something
c)
a math term
20.

The basic unit of government in Mesopotamia was the

a)

land owned by an individual.

b)

village.

c)

county.

d)

city state.

21.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
22.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
23.
What does the acronym B.C.E. stand for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christian Era
c)
Before Castiello Explains
d)
Before Chronological Era
24.
What does the acronym C.E. stand for
a)
Christian Era
b)
Common Era
c)
CNBC Editorial
d)
Chronological Era
25.
A primary source is one produced
a)
by word of mouth.
b)
during the same time as the event it describes.
c)
after the event by someone who studied the original source.
d)
before the event by someone who studied the original source
26.

Who's this?

a)

winnie

b)

dora

c)

princess fiona

d)

bubble guppies

27.

a)

Skye

b)

Moana

c)

Alexa

d)

Cinderella

28.

Which Princess is this?

a)

Stella

b)

Rella

c)

Fiona

d)

Belle

29.

What is the name of this character?

a)

Finding Dory

b)

Dory

c)

Nemo's friend

d)

A clown fish

30.
Micky Mouses dog
a)
Plut
b)
Pluto Mouse
c)
Pluto
d)
Planet Pluto 
31.
Who is this?
a)
Lilo and stitch 
b)
Lilo
c)
Stitch
d)
Stich 
32.

What cartoon is this?

a)

Tom and mouse

b)

mouse and cat

c)

Jerry and tom

d)

Tom and Jerry

33.

What cartoon is this?

a)

Dog Patrol

b)

Pup Patrol

c)

Paw Patrol

d)

???

34.

What modern day country does Mesopotamia not SIT in today?

a)

Syria

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

35.

River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered

a)

religion

b)

rich soils for agriculture

c)

government

36.
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
37.

What does the term polytheism mean?

a)

Belief or worship of only one god

b)

Belief or worship of many gods

c)

Belief that there are no gods

d)

Belief that kings are gods

38.

Climate, natural resources, and landforms the civilization is located near is which of the following GRAPES of civilization?

a)

Religion

b)

Geography

c)

Social Structure

d)

Accomplishments

39.
What was an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government ?
a)
City-State
b)
Civilization
c)
Social Structure
d)
Ziggurat
40.
Which of the following is NOT related to irrigation?
a)
ditches
b)
dams
c)
canals
d)
roads   
41.
What is the rich soil left over from flooding?
a)
artisan
b)
silt
c)
scribe
d)
irrigation
42.

This landform is surrounded by water on three sides...

a)

Island

b)

Gulf

c)

Peninsula

d)

Isthmus

43.

The main four directions on a compass rose are the...

a)

Main directions

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Tropic directions

d)

Inter-cardinal directions

44.

What order do you put events on a timeline?

a)

Cardinal order

b)

Logical order

c)

Intercardinal order

d)

Chronological order

45.

Which of the following are not one of the 5 themes of geography?

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Place

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

46.

The form of writing in Mesopotamia...

a)

cuneiform

b)

silt

c)

Tigris

d)

Euphrates

47.

The first group of people to live in Mesopotamia were called...

a)

Babylonians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Kassites

d)

Hittites

48.
System that brings fresh water from its source to the people
a)
irrigation
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
scribe
d)
caravan
49.
Fertile Crescent, Tigris River, Euphrates River, and Persian Gulf are all examples of
a)
geography
b)
technology
c)
culture
d)
religion
50.

Mesopotamia was located in what present-day region?

a)

Middle East

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

51.

What body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

e)

Red Sea

52.

What town is Islip Middle School located in?

a)

Bay Shore

b)

East Islip

c)

Islip

d)

New York

53.

What town is Islip Middle School located in?

a)

Bay Shore

b)

East Islip

c)

Islip

d)

New York

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