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Mesopotamia
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6th grade review of ancient civilization
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1
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates empty?
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Nile River
2
An epic was written about this king.
Harry
Gigamesh
Sargon
Hammurabi
3
A complex society with language, religion, division of labor and social classes is called ....
city-state
ancient city
civilization
empire
4
The Akkadians moved into Sumer from _______.
across the Indian Ocean
the mountains of Turkey
the Arabian Peninsula
Nile River valley
5
A _____________ was used to write in cuneiform.
pencil
stylus
rock
stick
6
Mesopotamia is now modern day_____
Syria
Iran
Egypt
Iraq
7
Mesopotamia means.....
the land between two rivers
the land for farming
the land between two cities
the land that is rich
8
These people attacked Mesopotamia and were led by Sargon
Assyrians
Hittites
Akkadians
Babylonians
9
This group of people became so powerful they became kings and ruled large areas.
scribes
priests
farmers
soldiers
10
Ancient Sumerians believed in many gods.
False
True
11
This is a picture of???
pyramid
ziggurat
temple
palace
12
What are the names of the two rivers?
Tigris and Nile
Sumer and Tigris
Nile and Euphrates
Tigris and Euphrates
13
This picture is _________?
The Arch of Babylon
Babylonian Gate
The Gate of Lions
The Gate of Ishtar
14
Mesopotamia is on the continent of Asia.
False
True
15
Sumer is an ancient _______
area
river
country
city-state
16
___________ wrote in cuneiform.
priests
scribes
kings
farmers
17
They invented the wheel________
Sumerians
Assyrians
Akkadians
Babylonians
18
Farmers built these to prevent flooding
levees
irrigation
rocks
walls
19
A city -state is____________
a state with a city
a city that is a state
ancient area with its own government
an ancient city
20
Nebuchadnezzar II built this for his wife
Gate of Ishtar
Palace of Assyria
Ziggurat
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
21
What major body of water is west of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
22
An empire is_______
a large area with no laws
2 kings trying to control an area
an area with many leaders
a large area controlled by one leader
23
Ancient history is _________________.
civilizations that wrote and kept records
long ago
time before written records
people that are old
24
________________ was used by ancient people to understand time and the seasons.
clouds
oceans
astronomy
soil
25
What is the fertile crescent?
an ancient city- state
an ancient empire
the area of land near the Nile River
the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
26
He was a Babylonian king that wrote laws called the ___________ code.
Gilgamesh
Sumer
Hammurabi
Sargon
27
One disadvantage to Mesopotamia was
people could not learn new skills
the jungle made it hard for trade
there was no fresh water
the land had no natural barriers
28
These people were known as ruthless warriors
Babylonians
Akkadians
Sumerians
Assyrians
29
The Assyrian soldiers rode on horseback and used bows and arrows.
False
True
30
This is a picture of_______
Gilgamesh's epic
Sargon's code
Mesopotamian laws
stela of Hammurabi's code
