Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 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) a tool or instrument for writing
B) the watering of crops in the ancient world
C) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
  • 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) two city states in Mesopotamia
B) rivers flowing north in Egypt
C) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
  • 5. Gilgamesh
A) the pharaoh of Egypt
B) a king known for the very strict laws he created
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 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) 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) 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) 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 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 zig zagged lined streets in each city state
B) the temple for worship in the center of each city
C) the mountains providing natural protection
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