Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 1. burden
A) tax pf time and labor for the government
B) a heavy load carried on your back
C) tools used for farming
  • 2. cuneiform
A) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
B) a tool or instrument for writing
C) the watering of crops in the ancient world
  • 3. domestication
A) a temple for worshipping the many gods
B) being a good cook and using berries
C) to adapt or train an animal for human use
  • 4. Tigris and Euphrates
A) rivers flowing north in Egypt
B) two city states in Mesopotamia
C) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
  • 5. Gilgamesh
A) legendary priest-king and hero from the city-state of Uruk
B) the pharaoh of Egypt
C) a king known for the very strict laws he created
  • 6. Hammurabi
A) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
B) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
C) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
  • 7. Irrigation
A) the watering of crops using a system of canals
B) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
C) training animals for human use to do work
  • 8. Levees
A) buckets used to bring water to needed areas of drought
B) raised areas of earth or dirt to hold back flood waters
C) canals dug to carry river water
  • 9. Natural Barriers
A) a natural formation on the earth that prevents or hinders movement
B) a tax of time and work to protect the city-state
C) walls built to keep out invaders
  • 10. Nomads
A) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
B) someone who builds irrigation canals to keep land fertile
C) someone who knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
  • 11. Scribes
A) the kings of each city-state
B) the priests who worship in the ziggurats
C) Sumerians who need how to read and write
  • 12. Stylus
A) the clay tablets for writing messages
B) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
C) the best clothing available in the city-state
  • 13. Ziggurat
A) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
B) the temple for worship in the center of each city
C) the mountains providing natural protection
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