Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary Practice

A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero is called a(n):

• Tribute

• Epic

• Empire

• Scribe

A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with camels, is called a:

• Province

• Caravan

• Tribute

• Empire

When each city has its own king, its own government, its own army, its own way of doing things.

• ziggurat
• city-state
• civilization
• empire

Which term describes a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams?

• Silt

• Irrigation

• Surplus

• Caravan

What do we call the fertile soil deposits left by river flooding?

• Slit

• Tribute

• Empire

• Province

What is a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender?

• Surplus

• Empire

• Tribute

• Province

Which term describes a large territory governed by one ruler?

• City-state

• Province

• Empire

• Caravan

A person who studies planets and stars is called a(n):

• Scribe

• Astronomer

• Epic writer

• Merchant

The belief in more than one god is known as:

• Empire

• Tribute

• Polytheism

• Astronomy

A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire is called a:

• City-state

• Caravan

• Empire

• Province