Mesopotamia vocabulary quiz
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- Q1A large Sumerian building, with a temple on the top is called azigguratleveescribecuneiform30s
- Q2A mixture of tiny bits of fertile soil and rock carried and deposited by a river is called...siltscribeleveedrougt30s
- Q3A ________________ is a professional writer who keeps records and copied letters and official documents.polytheismscribecuneiformcity-state30s
- Q4The belief in many gods and goddesses is calledempirepolytheismastronomymonotheism30s
- Q5A wall built along a riverbank to prevent flooding is calledcity-statedroughtleveescribe30s
- Q6The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes is called...irrigationleveesiltmonotheism30s
- Q7________________ is the belief in one god.monotheismIsraelitescuneiformpolytheism30s
- Q8What is a drought?A long period of dry weather.Fertile soilThe study of planets and stars.The belief in one god.30s
- Q9A group of lands and people ruled by one government is called anemperorempireIsraelitecity-state30s
- Q10Astronomy is ___________________________.the study of stars and planetsa long period of dry weatherthe belief in many godsA system of writing30s
- Q11A self-governing city and its surrounding villages is called a..siltcunneiformcity-statedrought30s
- Q12An early system of writing that used symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects.siltcuneiformzigguratscribe30s