Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary - Qüestionari
  • 1. burden
A) tools used for farming
B) tax pf time and labor for the government
C) a heavy load carried on your back
  • 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) a temple for worshipping the many gods
B) being a good cook and using berries
C) to adapt or train an animal for human use
  • 4. Tigris and Euphrates
A) rivers flowing north in Egypt
B) two city states in Mesopotamia
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) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
B) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
C) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
  • 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 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) someone who knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
B) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
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 clay tablets for writing messages
B) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
C) the best clothing available in the city-state
  • 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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