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Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
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  • 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) 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) 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) two city states in Mesopotamia
B) rivers flowing north in Egypt
C) rivers flowing southeast in the fertile crescent
  • 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) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
C) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
  • 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) 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) a natural formation on the earth that prevents or hinders movement
B) walls built to keep out invaders
C) a tax of time and work to protect the city-state
  • 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 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 temple for worship in the center of each city
B) the mountains providing natural protection
C) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
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