Quizizz Game 2 – Tigris & Euphrates River Valley

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• Land of Fertile Soil

• Place of the Pharaohs

• City of Trade

• Land Between the Rivers

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which two rivers shaped Mesopotamia?

• Nile & Amazon

• Indus & Ganges

• Yangtze & Yellow

• Tigris & Euphrates

Why were irrigation canals important to Mesopotamians?

• To decorate their cities

• To move soldiers quickly

• To mark boundaries

• To control flooding and support farming

What is a ziggurat?

• A type of government

• A written law code

• A farming tool

• A religious temple

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which invention from Mesopotamia helped make transportation easier?

• The bow and arrow

• The plow

• The chariot

• The wheel