Unit 3 Mesopotamia Exam Study Guide
Unit 3 Mesopotamia Exam Study Guide
Points Possible and Types of Questions
· 44 points possible
· 6 vocabulary matching & 2 write your own definitions
· 10 multiple choice
· 2 short answers concerning civilization… (3 points each)
· 4 analyze the map… (multiple choice)
· 4 analyze the chart… (short answer)
· 4 analyze laws from Hammurabi’s Code… (multiple choice)
· 3 read and respond to a short piece of text… (2 points each)
Vocabulary Words
· Mesopotamia
· The Fertile Crescent
· Sumer
· Sumerians
· city-states
· levee
· aqueduct
· silt
· floodplain
· civilization
· social structure
· artisan
· scribe
· ziggurat
· polytheism
· arch
· pictograph
· cuneiform
· empire
· tribute
Concepts Covered and Corresponding Assignment Page Numbers
· The transition from nomads to farmers (page 1)
o How does agriculture influence Mesopotamian city-states?
o How does agriculture influence every day life?
· Trade and Transportation (page 2)
o What is a trader?
o What is a trade center?
o What is the purpose of trade?
o What types of natural resources are traded?
o What effects does trade have on Mesopotamian city-states?
· What is a civilization and parts of a civilization (pages 3, 4, & 5)
o Stable food supply
o Social structure
o System of government
o Religious system
o Highly developed culture (art)
o Technology
o Written language
· The Ancient Civilization of Sumer (pages 3, 4, & 5)
o How does Sumer fulfill the different aspects of a civilization?
· The Geography of Mesopotamia (page 8)
o What are the positive and negative aspects of Mesopotamia’s geography?
o Can you locate the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
o Can you locate the Zagros and Taurus Mountains?
o Can you locate the Syrian Desert?
o Can you locate the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?
· The Evolution of Writing and Cuneiform (pages 9 & 10)
o How did trade influence the development of writing?
o What is a pictograph? What is an ideograph?
· Hammurabi’s Code (pages 13 & 15)
· The Epic of Gilgamesh (pages 13 & 16)
· The Empires of Mesopotamia (pages 13 & 14)
o The 4 Major Mesopotamian Empires (Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Neo Babylonians)
§ Capital city, great leader and accomplishments
Study Methods
· Make flash cards
· Practice writing definitions in your own words
· Create your own Kahoot review game
· Re-Write your assignments on a new piece of paper
· Sit at a computer (write with pencil and paper) all the possible questions you can think of that could possibly be on the test and their answers
· Use the Dragon Diction App to come up with possible test questions
· Watch videos on the Geography Videos page of our website
· Review Power Points on our website
· Go onto the Internet and look up the vocabulary words, the content terms, and the concepts covered in class. See what you find. Take notes… watch videos… look at images!!!
Study a Little Bit Everyday From Now Until the Test!!!!!