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