Mesopotamia Quiz

What is Mesopotamia?

• A city-state

• A complex

• A constructed area

• A dispute

Which river is one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

Where was Mesopotamia located?

• Between the Nile and Amazon rivers

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• Between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers

• Between the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers

What is irrigation?

• A means of supplying land with water

• A type of ancient city

• A wall of earth built to prevent flooding

• A substance that lies between or above other things

Where did cities first appear in Mesopotamia?

• Sumer

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Levee

What is a levee?

• A means of supplying land with water

• A type of ancient city

• A wall of earth built to prevent flooding

• A substance that lies between or above other things

What is a city-state?

• A means of supplying land with water

• A type of ancient city

• A strong disagreement

• A wall of earth built to prevent flooding

What is a dispute?

• A means of supplying land with water

• A type of ancient city

• A strong disagreement

• A wall of earth built to prevent flooding

Which river is one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

What does it mean to construct something?

• To build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house

• To arrange in a difficult way

• To keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs

• To maintain a resource that can be used to make something else