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Chapter 4: Study Guide
“Mesopotamia”
Part One: Vocabulary Terms
Directions: Match the vocabulary term with the correct definition.
Artisans
Astronomer
Bronze
Çatal Hüyük
Chaldeans
1. Forced payment to a ruler
Empire
Epic
Hereditary
Irrigation
Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar
Uruk
Sargon
Slinghsot
Tribute
Tribute
2. Skilled workers who make metal products, cloth or pottery Artisans
3. Built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife
Nebuchadnezzar
4. The “cradle of civilization” Mesopotamia
5. Rebelled against the Assyrians Chaldeans
6. A weapon that is used to throw stones or other objects: Slingshot
7. Something that passes to the children when the parent dies: Hereditary
8. One of the oldest known cities in Asia, in the area that is now Turkey
Catal
Hüyük
9. The use of dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops
10. A mixture of copper and tin Bronze
11. A group of many different lands under one ruler Empire
12. A person who studies planets and stars _astronomer_
13. A long poem that tells a story of a hero _epic__
14. One of the first cities in Southwest Asia Uruk
15. King of the Akkadians conquered all of Mesopotamia
Sargon
Irrigation
Part Two: Chapter Review
Directions: Use your book, Chapter 2 Outline notes, and vocabulary definitions to answer the
following questions: Please use complete sentences.
16. What was a major accomplishment that came from the Assyrians? Conquering land.
17. What was Mesopotamia’s climate like?
Hot and Dry
18. Who did the Sumerian kings claim to have received their power to rule from? From the City’s
Gods
19. Mesopotamia developed in what is now the southern part of what country?
Iraq
20. Throughout history, what factors influenced where people settled? Water - being able to
have drinking water and the ability to grow crops
21. What was the Epic of Gilgamesh? A long poem written in cuneiform
22. Sumerian cities were surrounded by what geographic features? How did this impact their
interaction with other people? Sumerian cities were surrounded by mudflats and deserts;
this cut them off from one another
23. Why did ancient peoples settle in fertile river valleys? The fertile soil enabled ancient
peoples to build impressive civilizations
24. How did climate and geography impact the development of Mesopotamian groups?
Mesopotamia’s hot and dry climate led to settlements in the Tigris and Euphrates river
valleys. Because people needed fertile soil and water for their crops, they made their
home near those rivers.
25. How were the Chaldeans able to take back power from the Assyrians? Because the Assyrians
were fighting each other
26. What type of weapons did the Assyrian army use? The had iron weapons
27. How was Nebuchadnezzar able to pay for his many building projects and maintain his army? He
collected high taxes from his people
28. What type of transportation did most caravans of merchants use? They would travel in
groups and they used camels
29. Where was the Assyrian empire located? The Assyrian empire is located between the
Persian Gulf and the Nile River
30 The Chaldeans were the first people to do what? To have a 7 day week
31. Why was Hammurabi’s Code important? He wrote down the laws and the punishment so
that everyone would know the rules
32. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Babylon was a great city. What were some of the things that made
it so “great”? The king’s palace included the Hanging Gardens. Outside the palace was a
beautiful street paved with Limestone and marble. Many canals flowed through the
city, making the land even more fertile.