Mesopotamia, the land 'between two rivers' | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What does ancient mean?
- simple
- new
- very old ✓
- 10 years old
Match the labels with the correct definitions.
- CE
  
  ⇔
  
  Common Era - the time since Jesus was born ✓
- BCE
  
  ⇔
  
  Before the Common Era - the time before Jesus was born ✓
- 0 CE
  
  ⇔
  
  the year Jesus was born ✓
Put the following years in order, starting with the oldest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  100 BCE
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  50 BCE
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  10 BCE
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  1 BCE
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  0 CE
How can rivers help farmers?
- Rivers help animals learn to swim.
- Rivers can provide water for crops. ✓
- Rivers stop diseases spreading.
- Rivers have nutrients for crops. ✓
How does farming help people to live in large groups?
- Farming stops rivers flooding.
- Farming provides a food supply for many people to eat. ✓
- Farmers use up all the land for their fields.
- Farmers keep animals to make people happy.
How do historians study the lives of ancient people?
- They talk to ancient people.
- They cannot find evidence because it is too old.
- They study ancient buildings. ✓
- They read ancient written records. ✓