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WorksheetsMesopotamia Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which word means to tame?
Agriculture
Surplus
Domesticate
Irrigation
Which word means to supply water to land by man-made means?
Irrigate
Domesticate
Surplus
Agriculture
What is a surplus?
When you don't have enough of something
When you have the perfect amount of something
When you have too much of something
If someone is polytheistic, they believe in ________ god(s).
One
Two
Zero
Many
Which word means to work to raise crops and farm animals?
Irrigation
Surplus
Agriculture
Domestication
A ________________________ is a self-governing state made up by a city and its surrounding territory.
Kingdom
City-state
Empire
Country
Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws
Sargon
Hammurabi
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Nebuchadnezzar
The writing that the Mesopotamians developed
City-State
Scribbles
Ziggurat
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Several regions controlled by one person
Tokens
Empire
City-State
Papyrus
development of different kinds of jobs
polytheistic
artisan
specialization
governmet
During the Bronze Age, people used ______ to make strong axes, swords, and daggers.
iron
silver
gold
bronze
The Mesopotamians were the first to create _________ so they could keep track of days and months.
a horoscope
a calendar
a way to survive
a stronghold
Who were considered the upper class?
kings & priests
farmers & merchants
slaves
How did ancient Mesopotamians acquire the goods they needed?
Walmart
trade
cash
Why did people build ziggurats?
To live in them
To honor their gods
For decoration
To store stuff in them
Who made the first writing system?
Sumerians
Americans
Early Dwellers
Australians
Another name for "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
Israel
East Africa
Asia
What was important about Hammurabi's code?
it had only mild punishments to help remind people to follow the law
it was written down for all to see, and applied to all
it was kept hidden from the public
it wasn't actually created by Hammurabi
A series of canals and ditches to store water is an example of what?
irrigation
polytheism
cultural diffusion
monotheism
Why was writing developed in Mesopotamia?
so that people could record music
so that people could write down their stories
so that people could keep track of the items that they had
so that kings could write down their orders
Why is Mesopotamia often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization?
Mesopotamia looked like a cradle.
Historians believe that the Mesopotamian settlement of Sumer represents the world's first civilization.
Historians believe that the Mesopotamian settlement of sumer represents the world's last civilization.
What were the two rivers that Mesopotamia was in between?
Tigris and Euphrates
Tiger and Elephant
Tigris and Elon
Mesopotamia is now present-day
Alaska
Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey
China and parts of Russia
What is Ancient Mesopotamia remembered for?
writing some of the earliest known literature
developing the first written language
instituting the earliest known code of law
All of the above
What did the Mesopotamian scribes write on?
clay tablets
papyrus
animal skin
The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:
X
W
Z
A mixture of bits of rock and soil that gets deposited by the flood waters, is good for farming is called...
bed rock
silt
sand
The first ___________ was created by King Sargon, he conquered and united all the city-states under 1 ruler
Castle
Territory
Empire
