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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What present-day countries was Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq and Iran
India and Pakistan
United States and Canada
France and Germany
What name means "land between two rivers"?
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Sumer
Persian
Which word means "having the ability to produce crops"?
cuneiform
fertile
irrigation
polytheism
The physical geography of the Fertile Crescent included...
a harsh climate and cold, dry deserts
a warm, humid climate with tropical rainforests
a mild climate with fertile soil near two rivers
a dry desert-like climate
Which word means "people who did not settle in one place and lived by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food"?
agriculture
hunter-gatherers
priest
state
When did hunter-gatherers start to settle and become farmers?
20,000 BCE
10,000 BCE
2,000 BCE
2021 CE
What was Babylonia?
The wife of King Hammurabi
A famous river near the Tigris and Euphrates
The language spoken by the Sumerians
A state in Mesopotamia that became the center of civilization
What is a ziggurat?
a temple built int he center of a Mesopotamian city where the priest lived
a special canal built to irrigate crops
a large building where the king's servants lived
a small toy with wheels that children played with
The first writing system in Mesopotamia used symbols and was called
ABCs
cuneiform
Latin
English
What word means "religion with more than one god"?
monotheism
polytheism
prosperous
relief
Which of these words means "bringing wealth or making money"?
hunter-gatherer
irrigation
prosperous
relief
What is this an image of?
a ziggurat temple
an Egyptian pyramid
a school building
an ancient castle
This is a Sumerian plow. What are plows used for?
farming
building houses
writing on stone tablets
making clothes
What word means "pictures or designs sculpted onto a surface"?
agriculture
cuneiform
irrigation
relief
When did ancient Mesopotamians start making advanced stone tools and weapons?
10,000 BCE
7,000 BCE
1,700 BCE
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