Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
  • 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 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) being a good cook and using berries
C) a temple for worshipping the many gods
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) a natural formation on the earth that prevents or hinders movement
C) walls built to keep out invaders
  • 10. Nomads
A) someone who builds irrigation canals to keep land fertile
B) people without permanent homes; someone who moves in search of food and shelter
C) someone who knows how to farm the land to produce a food supply
  • 11. Scribes
A) the kings of each city-state
B) the priests who worship in the ziggurats
C) Sumerians who need how to read and write
  • 12. Stylus
A) the reed instrument used to creat cuneiform
B) the clay tablets for writing messages
C) the best clothing available in the city-state
  • 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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