Mesopotamian Civilization Test Review

What is silt?

• A type of tree

• A type of soil & rocks

• A type of plant

• A type of animal

What two rivers is Mesopotamia between?

• Nile and Red

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Jordan

• Ganges and Yellow

Which of the following are grains grown by Mesopotamian farmers?

• Wheat and Barley

• Rice and Corn

• Oats and Rye

• Millet and Sorghum

Water from the rivers was stored in:

• Basins

• Lakes

• Sea

• Ponds

Which of the following places were the centers of Mesopotamian civilization?

• Cities

• Countryside

• Rivers

• Farms

Which word does not fit with the others?

• Irrigation

• Canal

• Silt

What does rural mean?

• Urban area

• Countryside area

• Suburban area

• Metropolitan area

What word means “having to do with the city?”

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

• Metropolitan

The Sumerians practiced which type of religion?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Zoroastrianism

• Animism

What was the world’s first system of writing?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Pictographs