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Mesopotamia Fall 2022
Mesopotamia Fall 2022
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1
The major cities of Mesopotamia were mostly in the Northern part of the area.
True
False
2
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land of old
The land between the mountains
The land between two rivers
The Northern Land
3
Select the one of the rivers that were so important to ancient Mesopotamia.
Nile
Tigris
Volga
Mississippi
4
What is silt?
a mixture of stardust and sand carried by water
a mixture of rock and soil carried by water
a mixture of branches and boulders carried by water
5
When did civilizations begin thriving in Mesopotamia?
About 55,000 years ago
About 5,500 years ago
About 1000 years ago
6
The writing system developed by the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia is called....
Cuneiform
Petroglyphs
Hieroglyphics
7
Which of these modern countries is not in the area of ancient Mesopotamia?
Syria
Libya
Iraq
Lebanon
8
Why did so many outside empires try (and often succeed) to conquer Mesopotamia?
the city-states of Mesopotamia were often wealthy
the city-states of Mesopotamia would often threaten other civilizations
the city-states of Mesopotamia were weak
9
People in Mesopotamia were becoming masters of which kind of work?
deep sea fishing
mining
agriculture (farming)
steel-making
10
The cave paintings we looked at were hundreds of years old.
True
False
11
Select the river that was so important to ancient Mesopotamia.
Euphrates
Rio Grande
Yangtze
Congo
12
True or False: Flooding helped bring excellent soil to the fields of Mesopotamia.
True
False
13
Which geographic feature is the Fertile Crescent?
mountain range
rainforest
plain
tundra
14
Modern day Iran is East of Mesopotamia.
False
True
15
How did the ancient Mesopotamians try to control flooding and droughts?
developed a magical system involving wands
only grow food that grew fast
developed an irrigation system
only grow food that does well with a lot of water
16
The Mediterranean Sea is __________ of Mesopotamia.
South
East
West
North
17
What was the first known civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Akkadia
Ur
Assyria
18
The area around Mesopotamia is very...
barren (pretty empty)
fertile (productive)
secure (safe)
19
By 3,000 BCE, humans in Mesopotamia had created something very important. The world's first recorded....
system of writing
gunpowder
music
20
What is a surplus?
when everyone has enough food, clothing, etc.
when there is extra food, clothing, etc.
21
Modern day Saudi Arabia is North of Mesopotamia.
True
False
22
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers start in the mountains and end in the Persian Gulf.
False
True
