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) the watering of crops in the ancient world
C) a tool or instrument for writing
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) raised areas of earth or dirt to hold back flood waters
B) canals dug to carry river water
C) buckets used to bring water to needed areas of drought
  • 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) 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) 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 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 mountains providing natural protection
B) the temple for worship in the center of each city
C) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
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