Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 1. burden
A) tools used for farming
B) a heavy load carried on your back
C) tax pf time and labor for the government
  • 2. cuneiform
A) a wedge shaped set of characters within the first writing system
B) a tool or instrument for writing
C) the watering of crops in the ancient world
  • 3. domestication
A) a temple for worshipping the many gods
B) to adapt or train an animal for human use
C) being a good cook and using berries
  • 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) the pharaoh of Egypt
B) legendary priest-king and hero from the city-state of Uruk
C) a king known for the very strict laws he created
  • 6. Hammurabi
A) the head of all the Mesopotamian dieties (gods)
B) a Babylonian King famous for the strict laws he created
C) e legendary hero thought to have super powers of a god
  • 7. Irrigation
A) the natural flow of the water, created by nature
B) the watering of crops using a system of canals
C) training animals for human use to do work
  • 8. Levees
A) raised areas of earth or dirt to hold back flood waters
B) canals dug to carry river water
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) 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 clay tablets for writing messages
B) the best clothing available in the city-state
C) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
  • 13. Ziggurat
A) the mountains providing natural protection
B) the zig zagged lined streets in each city state
C) the temple for worship in the center of each city
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