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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 50mins
Mesopotamia is a Greek word that translates to
Land between the rivers
Land between the mountains
Land between the lakes
Land between the oceans
An example of a place that is arid is
the Nile River
the Tigris River
the Sahara Desert
the Euphrates River
The Nile River flows through
Syria
Egypt
Iraq
Turkey
Desertification:
fine soil
flat area of land located next to a stream or river that floods
a dependable water source
the gradual transition from fertile soil to less productive land over time
What are the two rivers that make up part of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent?
Nile
Rhine and Danube
Volga and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers have supported life for thousands of years
True
False
Irrigation
flat area of land located next to a stream of river that floods
the process of redirecting water to crops using canals and ditches
fine particles of soil
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia was located in the modern day countries of
Egypt
Iran
mostly Iraq and Syria
Saudi Arabia
Surplus
More than what is needed
type of arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular job
the process of redirecting water to crops using channels and ditches
Ziggurats
long poems that tell a story of heroes
a pyramid shaped temple used for religious ceremonies
Where the kings of Sumer lived
Agricultural revolution
Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread to other cultures
Independent city-states
the shift from gathering food to growing food
keeping animals as a source of labor and food
Domesticate:
keeping animals as a source of labor and food
center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread to other cultures
independent city states
the shift from gathering food to growing food
City state:
keeping animals as a source of labor and food
the shift from gathering food to growing food
independent political units
Center from which ideas and technology spread to other cultures
The Zagros Mountains are located in the modern country of
Iran
Turkey
Northwest Africa
The Taurus Mountains are located in
Iran
Turkey
Northwest Africa
The ancient Mesopotamians invented the first form of writing. What was that writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Latin
Chinese
What was the name of the most important city-state in the region of Sumer?
Rome
Sparta
Ur
Egypt
All of the following are examples of how the Ancient Mesopotamians advanced society except
Writing
Government
The Wheel
gun powder
The Sumerians were
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empties out into the
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar II
United Northern and Southern Mesopotamia to become the first emperor.
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar II
Wrote 282 code of laws
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar II
A Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar II
The Sumerians developed _________, the world's first system of writing.
empire
social heirarchy
cuneiform
scribes
Which of the following did Sumerians NOT invent?
the wheel
writing
fire
the plow
A ________ was a professional writer who wrote in cuneiform.
preist
king
scribe
The __________ was a type of temple shaped like a pyramid.
city-state
polytheism
ziggurat
architecture
Sumerians did NOT have a social hierarchy in their society.
True
False
Who would have been at the TOP of Sumerian social hierarchy?
kings
priests/nobles
skilled craftsmen/merchants
farmers
slaves
Sargon was the king of ________ and conquered ________.
Akkad; Sumer
Sumer; Akkad
Arabria; Aggrabah
Disney Land; Neverland
Which of the following was an important part of Sumerian civilization? (Check ALL that apply!)
the arts (pottery, jewelry, sculpture, etc.)
architecture
math
science
What made the soil of the Fertile Crescent so fertile?
gold
water
silt
mud
One of Phonecia's most important contributions was their...
Cuisine
Alphabet
Algebra
