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) 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 southeast in the fertile crescent
B) two city states in Mesopotamia
C) rivers flowing north in Egypt
  • 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) 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 watering of crops using a system of canals
C) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
  • 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) walls built to keep out invaders
B) a tax of time and work to protect the city-state
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) the priests who worship in the ziggurats
B) Sumerians who need how to read and write
C) the kings of each city-state
  • 12. Stylus
A) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
B) the best clothing available in the city-state
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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