Exploring Early Mesopotamia
A Grade 4 social studies worksheet on the geography, culture, and achievements of Early Mesopotamia.
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Exploring Early Mesopotamia
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Mesopotamia is often called the 'Cradle of Civilization' because:
It was where the first cradles were invented.
It was one of the first places where complex societies and cities developed.
It was shaped like a cradle.
It was a place where many babies were born.
2. The two main rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia were the:
Nile and Amazon
Mississippi and Missouri
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze and Yellow
3. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was very due to the yearly floods.
4. The people of Mesopotamia developed a system of writing called .
5. A ziggurat was a large -shaped temple built in ancient Mesopotamian cities.
6. How did the rivers help the people of Mesopotamia survive and thrive?
7. The Mesopotamians invented the wheel.
True
False
8. Mesopotamia was located in what is now modern-day China.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The people of Mesopotamia developed advanced systems of to bring water to their crops.
10. Early Mesopotamian societies were organized into independent , each with its own government and ruler.
11. The are credited with inventing cuneiform writing.
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