Archaeology is ___________

The study of human history through excavation

In Mesopotamia, girls could ________

be taught how to run a household

To "domesticate" means

to tame animals to use for farming and food

Ziggurats were built ____________

to house their gods while they visited the earth

Artifacts are ______________

objects that were made by people

made products that traders sold

To excavate means __________________

to dig up ancient artifacts from the ground

the belief in many gods and goddesses

"Nomadic" means________________

people who travel, hunt and gather in search of food

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Mesopotamia Review

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1
A 'flood plain' is:
a low, flat area of land beside a river that can be flooded
a high altitude, flat area with a river
a high mountainous region
a rocky shoreline that floods
2
BCE stands for
Before Canada Evolved
Banana Cream Eggnog
Before Common Era
Be Curious Everyone!
3
"Typology"
compares designs on pottery, clothing and buildings
compares numbers
is the science of typing
means nothing whatsoever
4
One 'shekel' of money weighed the same as what?
175 grains of rice
three chocolate dipped donuts
180 grains of barley
160 grains of wheat
5
Archaeology is ___________
A hard word to spell
The study of human history through excavation
The study of science
the study of human history from reading books
6
Some features of a 'civilization' are:
all of the above
trade, written language
government, knowledge of science and farming
art, religious beliefs
7
Bronze was made by mixing what?
copper and gold
mud and water
copper and tin
copper and steel
8
Mesopotamian writing is called __________
Scribble
Heiroglyphics
Cursive
Cuneiform
9
The Mesopotamians were the first people to use _________
the wheel
toothpaste
the force
a toothbrush
10
"Civis" means
chicken
nothing....its just a name of a Honda car
its the name of a newspaper
citizen
11
In Mesopotamia, girls could ________
become a dentist
attend school
be taught how to run a household
become a lugal
12
The wheel was used _____________
on chariots and wagons to transport people and heavy loads
as pulleys to raise water from wells
all of the above
to help potters make pottery
13
Another name for 'Mesopotamia' is:
The Fertile Square
The Fertile Star
The Fertile Crescent
The Dry Desert
14
In Sumerian schools, ____________
only boys attended
all of the above
they sat on benches made of mud
teachers were very strict
15
An 'ashipu' was another name for what?
a doctor
a dentist
a sorcerer
a cute teddy bear
16
History is ___________
The study of past events
the study of future events
The study of no events
boring
17
The time period when people learned to domesticate animals and learn to farm is called
Last Friday
a very long time ago
nothing, as humans haven't learned to do this yet
the Neolithic Period
18
Artifacts can include
pottery
all of these things
tools
coins
19
Mesopotamian homes had:
full plumbing
high-peaked roofs so snow can easily slide off in wintertime
flat rooftops
wi-fi
20
"Agriculture" means
all of the above
growing crops
cultivating the land
raising farm animals
21
A 'Ziggurat' is ___________
a mountain shaped dome with a hole at the top
a three sided pyramid
a tomb for the dead
a mountain shaped temple
22
To "domesticate" means
to tame animals to use for farming and food
to build a dome
to release an animal into the wild
to learn how to wash dishes
23
"Culture" includes:
food people eat and clothes people wear
government
language and religion
all of these things
24
Ziggurats were built ____________
to play hide-and-seek in
out of styrofoam
to tobbogan down in wintertime
to house their gods while they visited the earth
25
The most important set of Mesopotamian laws were written by who?
King Tut
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Enki
26
Which tree was used for food and to make clothes, tools and homes?
the olive tree
The pine tree
the date palm
the papyrus
27
The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia are:
This Tigris and Euphrates
The Tiger and the Elephant
The Tigris and Euripides
The Tigris and Elephant
28
'Climate' refers to:
the season
how high you can climb
the amount of rain that falls in a particular region
the weather
29
Artifacts are ______________
facts about art
nothing whatsoever
objects made by animals
objects that were made by people
30
What was NOT the job of a 'lugal'?
military leadership
protection from foreign invaders
baking bread
overseeing building projects
31
Mesopotamians believed that the king could communicate directly with a god or goddess.
True
False
32
Which civilization was NOT a part of ancient Mesopotamia?
Chaldean
Babylonian
Assyrian
Nebuchadnezzar
33
Culture is ______________
something that grows on rotten fruit
a way of life
nothing, really.
a Club from the 1980's
34
Craftspeople_______
took notes for the lugal
did not exist
made products that traders sold
were slaves
35
To excavate means __________________
another word for when you get a filling at your dentist
to plant ancient artifacts deep into the ground
to fill something in
to dig up ancient artifacts from the ground
36
"Polytheism" is:
the belief in many gods and goddesses
the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe
the belief in one god and one goddess
the study of different types of glue
37
'Irrigation' is ______________
planting crops
the watering of water
a word to describe when you are feeling really irritated
the watering of land
38
The 'Hanging Garden's of Babylon' was built by who?
Ashipu
Nebuchadnezzar
King Tut
a herd of goats
39
"Nomadic" means________________
"No Man"
You're a no one
people who travel, hunt and gather in search of food
"Please don't be mad!"
40
Mespotamian math was based on the number _______
50
60
1
10
41
Mesopotamians worked with many metals.
True
False
42
Who were the public writers?
lugals
priests
scribes
gods and goddesses

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