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Mesopotamia Vocabulary
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Vocabulary review quiz for a unit on Ancient Mesopotamia.
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The use of connected ditches, canals, or pipes to move water to dry areas
CUNEIFORM
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
STELA
SCRIBE
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Why did Sumerians build their cities out of clay bricks?
Bricks were easier to use than stone.
They did not have other building materials.
Bricks were stronger than wood.
Bricks kept the buildings cooler.
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Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys?
Humans could not live in East Africa any longer.
The mountains already had many people living there
River valleys had fresh water and rich soil
Most people wanted to live along the Mediterranean coast
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What was one of Sumer's most valuable products?
cedar trees
gold
wheat
diamonds
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sending goods out to sell
IMPORT
EXPORT
6
What is Hammurabi most know for?
Creating the irrigation system.
Creating the first set of written laws
Having the biggest empire.
Being a king
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To tame plants or animals for human use
AGRICULTURE
DOMESTICATE
CIRCUS
STELA
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An ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed, or painted set upright for display.
SCRIBE
CITY-STATE
STELA
CUNEIFORM
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To have excess
city-state
ziggurat
surplus
scarce
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How many laws are there in Hammurabi's Code?
20
282
1
1,000
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bringing in goods to sell
EXPORT
IMPORT
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What is another name for an independent city and its surrounding land?
empire
city-state
kingdom
colony
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Wedge-shaped Sumerian writing
cuneiform
city-state
scribe
ziggurat
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What modern country is located where ancient Sumer used to be?
Turkey
Iraq
Israel
Egypt
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A person specially trained to read and write
priest
scribe
king
merchant
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The belief in more than one god
polytheism
ziggurat
cuneiform
theocracy
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The name for a Mesopotamian temple.
scribe
cuneiform
polytheism
ziggurat
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Area known as “Cradle of River Civilizations” located in Israel and Syria.
IRAQ
FERTILE CRESENT
CITY-STATE
EGYPT
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Vast land and varied people that come under control of a single government
CITY-STATE
SCRIBE
ZIGGURAT
EMPIRE
