WorksheetsMesopotamia Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Fill in the blank: Groups of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture are called _________.
CIVILIZATION
TRIBE
CLAN
COMMUNITY
Fill in the blank: A region with rich soil and a curved shape is known as the _________.
FERTILE CRESCENT
Rocky Mountains
Sahara Desert
Great Plains
Fill in the blank: An area of flat land is called a _________.
PLAIN
VALLEY
MOUNTAIN
HILL
Fill in the blank: An area of high flat land is called a _________.
PLATEAU
VALLEY
DESERT
CANYON
Fill in the blank: "The land between the rivers" – the first civilization emerged between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. This area is called _________.
MESOPOTAMIA
Sumeria
Babylonia
Persia
Fill in the blank: An area on Earth with common physical features is called a _________.
REGION
OCEAN
CITY
CONTINENT
Fill in the blank: Due to low rainfall, trenches and ditches were built to bring water from the river to fields and crops. This process is called _________.
IRRIGATION
EVAPORATION
CONDENSATION
FILTRATION
Fill in the blank: A city that is an individual unit, complete with its own government and traditions is called a _________.
CITY-STATE
METROPOLIS
PROVINCE
DISTRICT
Fill in the blank: Another word for craftspeople, such as potters and weavers, is _________.
ARTISANS
SCIENTISTS
FARMERS
MERCHANTS
Fill in the blank: A large impressive temple structure consisting of a series of stacked rectangular platforms that formed a huge pyramid-shaped structure is called a _________.
Ziggurat
Obelisk
Pagoda
Stupa
Fill in the blank: An organized community with established rules and traditions is called a _________.
Society
Group
Family
Club
Fill in the blank: The worship of many gods is called _________.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Pantheism
Fill in the blank: A professional writer in ancient Mesopotamia was called a _________.
Scribe
Pharaoh
Merchant
Priest
Fill in the blank: Wedge-shaped writing that stands for objects, activities, and/or sounds is called _________.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Calligraphy
Alphabet
Fill in the blank: To defeat (ed) is referred to as _________ or _________
Conquered or Conquest
Victory or Win
Lost or Loss
Surrendered or Surrender
Fill in the blank: A large territory consisting of many different places all under the control of a single ruler is called an _________.
Empire
Village
Republic
Colony
Fill in the blank: A ruling family is called a _________
Dynasty
Republic
Colony
Empire
Fill in the blank: The study of material beyond the earth's atmosphere, such as the sun, moon, stars, and planets, is called _________.
Astronomy
Geology
Biology
Meteorology
