Ancient Mesopotamia
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- Q1Where was Mesopotamia located?What is now RussiaWhat is now IraqWhat is now GermanyWhat is now Iran120s
- Q2What does Mesopotamia mean?Land between two riversLand between two mountainsLand between to oceansLand between to floods120s
- Q3What is a period of long, dry weather?flooddroughtmonsoonweather120s
- Q4This was a large temple located in the center of an ancient Sumerian city?zigguratchapelchurchcuneiform120s
- Q5Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.Tigris and EuphratesMississippi and NileEuphrates and NileNile and Tigris120s
- Q6Mesopotamia was known as the ____________________Fertile floodsFertile landsFertile CrescentLand of the floods120s
- Q7Before people settled, they often wandered from place to place. What is the term used for this?roamerswanderersnomadshomeless120s
- Q8What we two problems the Mesopotamians often faced?droughts and insectstornadoes and hurricaneshurricanes and floodsfloods and droughts120s
- Q9Earliest known system of writing was known as.....datacuneiformalphabetcursive120s
- Q10The Sumerians invented all of the following except.....wheelplowtractorsailboat120s
- Q11They invented __________ to help bring water from the rivers to water their plants.river systemcanalsirrigation systemwaterway120s
- Q12What number system did they create?based on 60based on 10based on 50based on 30120s
- Q13They also invented the12 year earth cycle12 month lunar calendar12 month sun calendar12 days and nights120s
- Q14The Sumerians used what to write with?ipad and styluspaper and pencilclay tablet and stylusrock and sticks120s
- Q15In Sumer it was an honor to be a _____welderscibepriestfisherman120s