Mesopotamia 1
In what part of the world was Mesopotamia located?
A. Southwest Asia
B. Southeast Asia
C. Northeast Asia
D. Central Asia
Southwest Asia
More than you need for yourself is known as a...
surplus
The writing of the Sumerians was known as...
A. Hieroglyphics
B. Cuneiform
C. Sanskrit
cuneiform
Egyptian civilization developed because of which major river?
A. The Congo River
B. The Nile River
C. The Yangtze River
D. The Amazon RIver
The Nile River
Who was the leader in ancient Egypt?
The Pharaoh
Name the 2 major rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
A.The Amazon
B. The Nile
C. The Tigris
D. The Euphrates
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Why is Mesopotamia called the "crade of civilization"?
the first civilizations began there
In Mesopotamia, professional writers were known as...
A. editors
B. researchers
C. Phaoroahs
D. scribes
scribes
Where is Egypt located?
A. Southwest Asia
B. Southern Africa
C. Northeast Africa
D. Northeast Asia
Northeast Africa
The ancient Egyptian form of writing is known as...
A. cuneiform
B. Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
"The land between two rivers"
What is polytheism?
A. The worship of only one god
B. The worship of many gods
The worship of many gods
What is agriculture?
farming
Name 2 natural barriers that provided protection for ancient Egyptians
desert, mountains, Mediterranean Sea
The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make the earliest form of...
paper
What is a period when not enough rain or snow falls known as?
A. Flood
B. Drought
drought
Each Sumerian city and the land around it became a seperate __________, with its own government and own gods
city-state
Since they had no natural barriers, what did Mesopotamians do to protect their cities?
Built walls around their cities
A member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place are known as...
nomads
Highly educated in reading, writing, and math, the Pharoah's record keepers were known as...
scribes
Ancient Mesopotamians built canals to carry water from the rivers to their fields. This is known as...
irrigation
What is a ziggurat?
temple
What did ancient Mesopotamians use to write their written language down on?
Clay tablets
Loose sedimentary material with rock particles deposited by a river is known as...
A. delta
B. silt
Silt
True or false
Only boys could be scribes
True