Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 1. burden
A) a heavy load carried on your back
B) tax pf time and labor for the government
C) tools used for farming
  • 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) being a good cook and using berries
B) to adapt or train an animal for human use
C) a temple for worshipping the many gods
  • 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) a king known for the very strict laws he created
B) the pharaoh of Egypt
C) legendary priest-king and hero from the city-state of Uruk
  • 6. Hammurabi
A) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
B) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
C) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
  • 7. Irrigation
A) training animals for human use to do work
B) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
C) the watering of crops using a system of canals
  • 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 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) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
B) someone who knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
C) someone who builds irrigation canals to keep land fertile
  • 11. Scribes
A) Sumerians who need how to read and write
B) the kings of each city-state
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 zig zagged lined streets in each city state
C) the mountains providing natural protection
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