WorksheetsMesopotamia Study Guide
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 16mins
What was the first civilization in the Fertile Cresent?
Babylon
Sumer
Akkadia
Assyria
What were the five civilizations that existed in Mesopotamia?
Sumer, Assyria, Babylon, Akkadia, Chaldea
Assyria, Chaldea, Babylon, Sumer, Akkadia
Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, Assyria, Chaldea
Chaldea, Babylon, Sumer, Akkadia, Assyria
Did all the people have similar homes?
Yes
No
What was their major way of getting food?
over farming
farming-agriculture
deforestation
gardening
What were the three major rivers found in the Fertile Cresent?
Tigris
Yellow
Nile
Eurphrates
The climate was very dry - what another word for dry?
(a)
What causes the land to change from farmland to a desert?
(a)
What was another way the Mesopotamians ruined their lands?
(a)
What major power eventually took over the Mesopotamia area?
(a)
What does “Mesopotamia” mean?
the land between mountains
the land between rivers
the land between oceans
the land between fields
The (a) is another name for the Eastern Mediterranean region.
What is a society based in towns and cities called?
civilizations
country’s
city’s
states
A _______ is a city and the land in controls.
city-state
state-city
A (a) rules several kingdoms.
What modern day country is located in the Fertile Crescent?
Iraq
Iran
Sadia Arabia
Syria
How did the Mesopotamians move water (irrigation) to the fields?
river
wells
canals
buckets
What type of streets did the Mesopotamians have?
narrow
wide
rocky
dirty
What is the practice of worshiping more than God?
polytheism
monotheism
What is the practice of worshiping only one God?
polytheism
monotheism
Who was Hammurabi?
Sumer ruler who developed the first set of laws
Babylon ruler who developed the first set of laws
Assyria ruler who developed the first set of laws
Akkadia ruler who developed the first set of laws
What is dynasty?
a ruler from the same family
a series of rulers from the same family
rulers from the same family
What is cultural diffusion?
a spreading of ideas and products from one culture to another
the spreading of money and religion from one country to another
What is a ziggurat?
a pyramid shaped temple
a small house
a church
a large river
Do you think the Mesopotamians were fair?
no
yes
Name five gifts the people of Mesopotamia gave us?
wheel, plow, irrigation, tax records, cuneiform
ax, bucket, wheel, shovel, fork
glasses, wood, shoes, laws, language
Where the Assyrians good people?
no
yes
