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Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
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  • 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) the watering of crops in the ancient world
C) a tool or instrument for writing
  • 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) rivers flowing north in Egypt
B) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
C) two city states in Mesopotamia
  • 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) 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 watering of crops using a system of canals
C) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
  • 8. Levees
A) raised areas of earth or dirt to hold back flood waters
B) buckets used to bring water to needed areas of drought
C) canals dug to carry river water
  • 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 knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
B) someone who builds irrigation canals to keep land fertile
C) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
  • 11. Scribes
A) the priests who worship in the ziggurats
B) the kings of each city-state
C) Sumerians who need how to read and write
  • 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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