WorksheetsGeography of Mesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a nomad?
A wanderer or hunter gatherer
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
Define polytheistic
The belief in many gods
A wanderer or hunter gatherer
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
What innovation helped Mesopotamians control the flooding of rivers?
aqueducts
bridges
water wells
irrigation systems
One major problem caused by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was:
drought
flooding
hurricanes
earthquakes
What is a levee?
piles of earth between rivers and crops
Which form of writing was invented by the Mesopotamians?
hieroglyphics
alphabet
pictographs
cuneiform
What is an empire?
City-states ruled by different leaders
Brick building
Land under one king over many city-states
Wide-spread religion
The root word "meso" means"
middle
beginning
above
below
The Mesopotamians believed that their kings got their power from:
military victories
the gods
the people
their ancestors
What was the main occupation of most people in Mesopotamia?
warriors
merchants
farmers
priests
What is a patriarchal society
A society controlled by men. Women have very few rights.
Mesopotamians traded surplus goods with people around:
The Persian Gulf
The Red Sea
The Atlantic
The Caspian Sea
