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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. The Mesopotamian Civilization flourished between the rivers ____________ and ______________.
   2. The Mesopotamian Civilization is popularly known as the _____________.
   3. The crops grown by them were __________, ___________ and ____________.
   4. Mesopotamian architecture introduced ___________, ___________ and ____________.
   5. The Bronze Age Civilizations flourished around the __________ valleys.
   6. The Sumerian Civilization was followed by the __________________ and _____________ civilizations.
   7. The Mesopotamian people built ____________ to control floods.
   8. The ____________ of babylon is regarded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
   9. The Mesopotamians developed a writing script known as _________________.
   10. The people who wrote on the clay tablets were called ____________.
   11. The mesopotamians were the first to develop the _____________ calendar.
   12. The srepped temple towers built by Mesootamians in honour of gods were called _______________.
   13. The Manging Gardens of Babylon was built in the palace of King ____________________.
   14. In Mesopotamia, merchants, farmers and artisans belonged to the ____________ class.
   15. The Mesopotamian cities were divided into three parts: ____________,  the _______________ and the ___________________.
2. 2.

   State whether True or False.

   1. The Mesopotamians are believed to have invented the ox-drawn plough and the wheeled cart.
   2. The Cuneiform script contained picture-like symbols called pictograms.
   3. The Mesopotamians did not believe in life after death.
   4. Mesopotamia saw the rise and fall of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Akkadian civilizations.
   5. The Mesopotamians did not have any trade relations with the Mediterranean countries.
3. 3.

   What were the reasons for the development of civilizations around river valleys?

4. 4.

   Explain why Mesopotamia is known as the 'cradle of civilization'.

5. 5.

   Which group of people constituted the upper, middle and lower classes of Mesopotamian society?

6. 6.

   What was the chief occupation of the Mesopotamians? What other occupations did the people pursue?