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Mesopotamia Classmate Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word Mesopotamia?

a)

producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.

b)

means “the land between 2 rivers”

c)

the flat land bordering the banks of rivers

d)

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth.

2.

What is the meaning of the word Irrigation?

a)

an item that has the shape of a single curve, especially one that is broad in the center and tapers to a point at each end.

b)

the flat land bordering the banks of rivers

c)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water. Silt creates fertile soil.

d)

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth.

3.

What is the meaning of Agriculture?

a)

Farming

b)

producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.

c)

a region has some rain, but remains fairly dry (semi=half and arid=dry)

d)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water. Silt creates fertile soil.

4.

What is the meaning of the word Fertile?

a)

periods of time without rain or precipitation

b)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water. Silt creates fertile soil.

c)

producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.

d)

the flat land bordering the banks of rivers

5.

What is the meaning Silt?

a)

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth.

b)

Farming

c)

periods of time without rain or precipitation.

d)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water. Silt creates fertile soil.

6.

What is the meaning of the word Monotheistic?

a)

worship many gods.

b)

worship one god.

c)

ancient temple.

d)

goddess or god.

7.

what is the correct meaning of the word Polytheistic?

a)

goddess or god.

b)

worship one god.

c)

ancient temple.

d)

worship many gods.

8.

what is the meaning of Deity?

a)

worship many gods

b)

goddess or god

c)

ancient temple

d)

worship one god

9.

what does Ziggurat mean?

a)

worship many gods

b)

worship many gods

c)

worship many gods

d)

ancient temple

10.

meaning of the word First civilization

a)

first written language

b)

moving water to assist with growing crops

c)

an established community

d)

helped with creating pottery efficiently

11.

what is the correct meaning of the word Potter’s Wheel?

a)

farming tool to break up the land/soil

b)

helped with creating pottery efficiently Other inventions include using bronze to create objects.

c)

moving water to assist with growing crops

d)

an established community

12.

what is the definition of the word Cuneiform?

a)

They invented the use of 60. 60 seconds=1 minute and 60 minutes=1 hour

360° forms a circle

b)

moving water to assist with growing crops

c)

farming tool to break up the land/soil

d)

first written language

13.

what does Innovation mean?

a)

providing different effective methods to problem solve

b)

providing different effective methods to problem solve

c)

an established community

d)

They invented the use of 60. 60 seconds=1 minute and 60 minutes=1 hour

360° forms a circle

14.

what does Irrigation mean?

a)

an established community

b)

helped with creating pottery efficiently Other inventions include using bronze to create objects

c)

moving water to assist with growing crops

d)

providing different effective methods to problem solve

15.

what is the definition of Mathematics?

a)

first written language

b)

They invented the use of 60. 60 seconds=1 minute and 60 minutes=1 hour

360° forms a circle

c)

farming tool to break up the land/soil

d)

moving water to assist with growing crops

16.

Which phrase goes with the word Plow?

a)

first written language

b)

providing different effective methods to problem solve

c)

farming tool to break up the land/soil

d)

an established community

17.

Select the correct phrase that goes with the word: City-states

a)

several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.

b)

series of rulers from a single family

c)

a city and the surrounding land controlled by one ruler (smaller than an empire)

d)

a ruler who created laws for all and posted the laws in a public place

18.

Select the correct phrase that goes with the word: King Hammurabi

a)

series of rulers from a single family

b)

a ruler who created laws for all and posted the laws in a public place

c)

rules that govern a specific area/group of people

d)

several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.

19.

Select the correct phrase that goes with the word: Dynasty

a)

series of rulers from a single family

b)

a city and the surrounding land controlled by one ruler (smaller than an empire)

c)

a ruler who created laws for all and posted the laws in a public place

d)

several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.

20.

Select the correct phrase that goes with the word Laws

a)

rules that govern a specific area/group of people

b)

a ruler who created laws for all and posted the laws in a public place

c)

a city and the surrounding land controlled by one ruler (smaller than an empire)

d)

several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.

21.

Select the correct phrase for the word Empire

a)

rules that govern a specific area/group of people

b)

several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.

c)

a city and the surrounding land controlled by one ruler (smaller than an empire)

d)

series of rulers from a single family