Name ________________

Core # ________
Date Tuesday October 5th, 2010

Unit 2
Mesopotamia
Directions: Your test on Mesopotamia is Monday October 11th so today we are going to review, review,
review! Answer as many of the questions that you can from memory. Then, after you have answered as many
questions from memory that you can open up your textbook to chapter 2 (pg. 28) and look up all answers you
could not remember. Don’t forget to use the reference sections in the back of the book as well.

1. A region in Southwest Asia (crescent-moon shaped) that extends from the

Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Persian Gulf in the Southeast. It was the
site of one of the first civilizations. Hint: you labeled it “green” on your
mapping activity last week.
a. My answer is_______________________________________________
2. A Greek word meaning “the land between two rivers”.
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
3. The two rivers (from the above question) in the region we have been studying.
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
b. My second answer is ________________________________________
4. The name of the first written language invented by the ancient Sumerians
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
5. What are the main temples (religious centers) in a Sumerian city called?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
6. The early Mesopotamian people believed in many different gods. This belief in
many gods is referred to as…
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
7. The term that refers to a farmer moving water from one location to another to
help crops
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
8. What is someone called that is trained as a professional writer in cuneiform or
Phoenician?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
9. A religious leader who told the Israelites what their God wanted them to do
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
10. If someone is forced to leave their home or even their country/city it is said
that the person has been sent into…
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
11. What are the traditional stories that may explain a culture’s history and/or
religious beliefs called?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________
 12. What is it called when many people are starving or do not have enough food to
feed their community?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

13. If we jumped on a plane today and flew to the “heart of Mesopotamia” what
country would we be in when we landed?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

14. In our textbooks, we read that many historians give credit to the
Israelites/Hebrews for the first religion that believed in one god. What is the
belief in one god called?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

15. The first time humans ever recorded laws was during the time of Ancient
Mesopotamia. What were these first written laws called?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

16. What does the term legacy mean?

a. My answer is ______________________________________________

17. What was the oldest known civilization (city) known to man?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

18. List three legacies that the Mesopotamians were known for.
i. ___________________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________________

19. What were the schools in Mesopotamia called that the students learning to be
scribes attended?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

20. What did our textbook tell us that the Israelite Moses was known for?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

21. What was King Nebuchadnezzar famous for building? Hint: It is an Ancient
Wonder of the World
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

22. What is the sharp instrument called that scribes used to write with?
a. My answer is ______________________________________________

23. Ok…we studied the Stone Age and the fact that the people during the Stone
______________________________________________________________________
Age were primarily nomadic (hunters and gatherers with no single home). Why
______________________________________________________________________
did people begin to actually settle (live in one place) in Mesopotamia? This is an
______________________________________________________________________
essay question so you should use complete sentences in your answer.
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 UNIT 2
MESOPOTAMIA VOCABULARY TERMS
TEST MONDAY

 Mesopotamia
 Fertile Crescent
 Euphrates River/ Tigris River
 Sumer, Babylon, Assyria
 Legacy/Achievement/Accomplishment
 Hebrews, Israelites
 Iraq
 Canaan
 Wheel, 1st code of laws, 1st system of writing, architecture, literature,
 Hammurabi’s Code
 Exile
 Edubba
 City-state
 Ziggurat
 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
 Cuneiform
 Famine
 Myths
 Polytheism
 Monotheism
 Prophets
 Caravans
 Covenant
 Scribe
 Alphabet
 Bazaar
 Empire
 King Solomon’s Temple
 Nebuchadnezzar II
 Archaeology
 Lyre (Mesopotamians created the first stringed instruments)
 Fertile
 Irrigation
 Stylus
 Radiocarbon Dating
 10 Commandments