Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 1. burden
A) tools used for farming
B) a heavy load carried on your back
C) tax pf time and labor for the government
  • 2. cuneiform
A) a tool or instrument for writing
B) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
C) the watering of crops in the ancient world
  • 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 north in Egypt
B) two city states in Mesopotamia
C) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
  • 5. Gilgamesh
A) the pharaoh of Egypt
B) a king known for the very strict laws he created
C) legendary priest-king and hero from the city-state of Uruk
  • 6. Hammurabi
A) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
B) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
C) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
  • 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) 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) a tax of time and work to protect the city-state
B) walls built to keep out invaders
C) a natural formation on the earth that prevents or hinders movement
  • 10. Nomads
A) someone who builds irrigation canals to keep land fertile
B) someone who knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
C) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
  • 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 best clothing available in the city-state
B) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
C) the clay tablets for writing messages
  • 13. Ziggurat
A) the temple for worship in the center of each city
B) the mountains providing natural protection
C) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
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