WorksheetsTopic 2 Lesson 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Mesopotamia
flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq
to supply water to
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
irrigate
to supply water to
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
worship of many gods or deities
city-state
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
worship of many gods or deities
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
barter
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
worship of many gods or deities
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
polytheism
worship of many gods or deities
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
separate, different
ziggurat
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
separate, different
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
cuneiform
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
separate, different
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq
distinct
separate, different
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq
to supply water to
prosper
gain in wealth
to supply water to
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
worship of many gods or deities
The term "Mesopotamia" refers to land between
Sumer and Egypt.
Uruk and Ur.
the Arabian peninsula and the Sinai peninsula.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is
city-state.
empire.
kingdom.
nation-state.
A ziggurat is a type of
epic poem.
writing.
religious ceremony.
building.
In cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used what to represent words, sounds, or ideas?
the first alphabet
numbers
wedge-shaped symbols
simple pictures
Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?
Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order.
Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.
Priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.
Sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving human sacrifice.
Fertile Crescent
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq
to supply water to
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
