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Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
Contribué par: Wheeling
  • 1. burden
A) a heavy load carried on your back
B) tools used for farming
C) tax pf time and labor for the government
  • 2. cuneiform
A) the watering of crops in the ancient world
B) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
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) 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) a king known for the very strict laws he created
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 watering of crops using a system of canals
B) training animals for human use to do work
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) 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) 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 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 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 mountains providing natural protection
B) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
C) the temple for worship in the center of each city
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