stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The Rise of Civilization/Mesopotamia Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The Rise of Civilization/Mesopotamia
The Rise of Civilization/Mesopotamia
10 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
12 plays
ancient mesopotamia egypt and the rise of civilization #mesopotamia #riseofcivilizations
Flashcards
10 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
10
Answers
1
The pyramid-shaped temple that each city-state had was called a _________________.
cuneiform
stairway to heaven
ziggurat
city-state
2
What directly allowed for the expansion of farming in Mesopotamia?
irrigation canals
written laws
walled cities
chariots
3
What ancient form of writing was created in Babylon?
cuneiform
Times New Roman size 12 font
hieroglyphics
phonetic alphabet
4
What modern country is now located where Mesopotamia once was?
Israel
Jordan
Iraq
Greece
5
What is the area between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers known as?
Fertile Crescent
The Cradle of Civilization
Land of Irrigation
Mesopotamia
6
What rivers are next to Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Nile Rivers
Euphrates & Danube Rivers
Tigris and Rhine Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
7
Which Invention was NOT made by the people of Mesopotamia?
The sailboat
The crossbow
The plow
The wheel
8
Which of these is NOT a common feature of civilizations?
cities
arts and architecture
written language
democratic government
9
Mesopotamians believed in many gods and goddesses. This means they were ____________.
polytheistic
agnostic
atheistic
monotheistic
10
Which Babylonian king famously published his set of laws throughout his kingdom?
Cyrus the Great
Hammurabi
King Kong
Sargon the Great
