Mesopotamia Vocabulary

1.

6 points

Sumer, Babylon and Phoenicia were three_____________________ located in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia.

a. Canals

b. Levees

c. City-states

d. Priest-kings

2.

7 points

The Mesopotamian region was nicknamed the “Cradle of Civilization” because...

There were so many babies in their civilization

It is the area where the first civilizations developed

Only small hunter gatherer tribes lived there

3.

7 points

All civilizations practice some form of religion. Mesopotamians worshipped gods of nature to explain the world around them. This is an example of...

a. Monotheism

b. Polytheism

c. Irrigation

4.

6 points

Which of the following is the correct social order of Mesopotamia?

Priest- King, slaves, upper class and lower class

Slaves, Upper class, Lower class and Priest- King

Priest- King, Upper Class, Lower Class and slaves

5.

6 points

Which of the following explains the meaning of the word civilization?

a city that is an individual unit with its own government and priest-king

b. a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture

c. a pyramid shaped structure located in the center of each city-state

6.

6 points

Which of the following explains the meaning of the word cuneiform?

a craftsman such as a potter or weaver

a form of writing used in Mesopotamia

a belief in one God

7.

7 points

Who was on top of the social hierarchy in the Mesopotamian River civilization?

Farmer

Artisan

Priest-King

8.

7 points

Mesopotamia created irrigation canals between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to help get water to the crops. What was another reason people settled in this area?

For transportation and trading

For building boats with the plentiful trees

For growing sweet potatoes and corn

9.

6 points

Which of the following explains the meaning of the word ziggurat?

a form of wedge shaped writing

a system of watering crops

a pyramid shaped structure located in the center of each city-state

10.

6 points

Which of the following explains the meaning of the word city-state?

a. a city that is an individual unit with its own form of government and priest-king

b. a group of people ranked according to their ability and status in society

c. system of government in which the rulers are believed to represent the will of the gods

11.

7 points

I am King of Babylon and I created the first full set of written laws (282 laws!) to help make things fair in my empire. Who am I?

a. Hammurabi

b. Nebuchadnezzar II

c. Artisan

12.

7 points

Bartering was important to early civilizations because.....

it allowed for citizens who specialized in a certain job to trade for other goods

it allowed people to worship many gods

c. it controlled the flooding and protected the crops c. it controlled the flooding and protected the crops it controlled the flooding and protected the crops

13.

7 points

I am one of many people in my civilization that specializes in pottery making, weaving, and other craft work. Who am I?

a. King

b. Scribe

c. Artisan

14.

7 points

I am the person in my civilization who is in charge of writing down and keeping records. I use a stylus and clay to document stories, records, and events. Who am I?

a. King

b. Scribe

c. Artisan

15.

6 points

Which of the following explains the meaning of the word irrigation?

a. to exchange one kind of good or service for another

b. a form of writing used in ancient time

c. a system of watering crops by the use of ditches and canals