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 tool or instrument for writing
B) the watering of crops in the ancient world
C) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
  • 3. domestication
A) being a good cook and using berries
B) a temple for worshipping the many gods
C) to adapt or train an animal for human use
  • 4. Tigris and Euphrates
A) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
B) rivers flowing north in Egypt
C) two city states in Mesopotamia
  • 5. Gilgamesh
A) a king known for the very strict laws he created
B) the pharaoh of Egypt
C) legendary priest-king and hero from the city-state of Uruk
  • 6. Hammurabi
A) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
B) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
C) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
  • 7. Irrigation
A) training animals for human use to do work
B) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
C) the watering of crops using a system of canals
  • 8. Levees
A) canals dug to carry river water
B) raised areas of earth or dirt to hold back flood waters
C) buckets used to bring water to needed areas of drought
  • 9. Natural Barriers
A) walls built to keep out invaders
B) a natural formation on the earth that prevents or hinders movement
C) a tax of time and work to protect the city-state
  • 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) Sumerians who need how to read and write
B) the priests who worship in the ziggurats
C) the kings of each city-state
  • 12. Stylus
A) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
B) the clay tablets for writing messages
C) the best clothing available in the city-state
  • 13. Ziggurat
A) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
B) the mountains providing natural protection
C) the temple for worship in the center of each city
Studenten, die diese Prüfung ablegten, nahmen auch :

Erstellt mit ThatQuiz — die Website für die Erstellung und Benotung von Prüfungen in Mathematik und anderen Fächern.