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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which location on your map means "land between the rivers"?
Tigris River
Sumer
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Which body of water is just EAST of Mesopotamia? (See slide 6.)
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Which body of water is SOUTH of Mesopotamia? (See Slide 6.)
Mediterranean Sea
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Which body of water is just WEST of Mesopotamia? (See slide 6.)
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
What is one reason why it is called the Fertile Crescent? (See slide 4.)
it looks the the moon
people who live there eat crescent rolls
the land is rich and good for farming
the land is in the shape of an O
What is irrigation? (See slide 5.)
bringing water from a river to a farm
using a plow to plant crops
the invention of the wheel
the use of symbols to represent sounds
What is a city-state? (See slide 8.)
a section of a country
an independent city and the land is just around it
a leader from Mesopotamia
an invention from Mesopotamia
Why did people choose to settle in Mesopotamia? (See slide 8.)
there were 2 rivers
the weather was cool
there were beautiful mountains
it was close to the Persian Gulf
What is one resource Mesopotamia did NOT have which forced its people to trade (or barter) with people from areas that DID have it? (See slide 9.)
metal ores
fish
animals
wheat
Which of the following was NOT something invented in Mesopotamia? (See slide 9.)
wheel
sails for sailboats
canals/irrigation
hammers
There were social classes in Mesopotamia. Which types of people were NOT part of the UPPER class? (See slides 10-11.)
the ruler of the city-state
merchants
farmers
priests
Which people made up the MIDDLE class in Mesopotamia?
priests and merchants
farmers and skilled workers
slaves
owners of land and rulers
What is polytheism? (See slide 12.)
the belief in more than one god
the belief in animal spirits
the belief that everything has a spirit
the belief that there is no god
What did Sumerians believe their gods would do if they were unhappy? Hint: there are 2 correct answers. (See slide 12.)
cause wars
cause floods
cause fear
stop talking to them
What was the main job for priests in Mesopotamia? (See slide 12.)
build walls
communicate with the gods
help poor people
write down laws
What were ziggurats mainly used for? (See slide 13.)
rulers lived there
temples; priests offered prayers and sacrifices there
laws were passed there
all of the upper class would meet there for parties
What was cuneiform? (See slide 14.)
writing system from Mesopotamia using triangle-shaped symbols
the irrigation system used in Mesopotamia
a tool used to dig canals
the name of a god in Mesopotamia
In which year did the Sumerians create a writing system that represented words? (See slide 14.)
8000 BCE
3100 BCE
3500 BCE
5000 BCE
Which important people selected the ruler of a city-state? (See slide 16.)
priests
land owners
merchants
wealthy people
Which item was used to mark the owner of an object? (See slides 18-19.)
a stele
a sculpture
a relief
a carved stone seal rolled over clay
