Mesopotamia Test Review

1.  The study of earth’s physical and cultural features is called what?

2.  Earth’s people, including their way of life is known as what?

3.  Name the two rivers that Mesopotamia is between.

4.  Mesopotamia means what?

5.  Mesopotamia has what kind of climate?

6.  True/False: Mesopotamia is the start of the first civilizations.

7.  Benefits from Mesopotamia include what?

8.  What formed in Sumer?

9.  Who was the king of Uruk?

10. Polytheism means what?

11. The first leader of the Babylonian Empire was who?

12. Hammurabi created what, to pay for buildings and irrigation projects?

13. Hammurabi’s code had how many laws?

14. Hammurabi’s code was based on what?

15. What are some of the Assyrians major accomplishments?

16. The Tigris and Euphrates river empty into what body of water?

17. Mesopotamia farmers built what to irrigate their fields?

18. The people of Sumer practiced what, which means the worship of many gods?

19. The type of evidence that archaeologists are best known for working with is a(n)

20. What is a primary source? Examples?

21. A skull from a human who lived during the Neolithic Era would be considered

22. Give three examples of how prehistoric people learned to adapt to their environment.

23. How did land bridges help people migrate around the world during the ice ages?

24. How did migration cause people to adapt to new areas during the Mesolithic Era?

25. How did farming change societies?

26. Explain how early humans reached North America.

27. Why was Mesopotamia a good place for people to live?

28. Give one example of how new inventions made life easier for the Sumerians.

29. The amount of land controlled by each city-state depended on what?

30. What city state was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.

31. A way of supplying water to an area of land is called what?

32. A division of society by ranks or class is called?

33. Pictures or symbols used for written communication are called what?

34. A wheeled, horse drawn battle cart is called what?

35. The knowledge, beliefs, customs and values of a group of people is known as what?

36. The study of the past based on what people left behind is called what?

37. Arrange these 3 eras in order from first to last: Neolithic Era, Paleolithic Era, and Mesolithic Era.

38. Huge stone monuments are known as what?

39. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks is known as what?

40. What invention or advancement of the Sumerians do you think is most important and why?

41. Describe what is a city state? How did the city states get along with each other?