"The Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia" - RI.1 Checkpoint

"The Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia" - RI.1 Checkpoint

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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"The Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia" - RI.1 Checkpoint

"The Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia" - RI.1 Checkpoint

Assessment

Quiz

Geography, History

9th - 12th Grade

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Created by

Katie Mayfield

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The ancient Sumerians...

lived in walled city-states

had one powerful, central government

based their economy mostly on art

did not develop a very high level of culture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia sometime between...

500 and 400 BC

20,000 and 15,000 BC

300 and 400 AD

5,000 and 4,000 BC

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The natural resource of Mesopotamia that was most important to the Sumerians was...

stone

river mud

lumber

papyrus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Cuneiform is...

an Egyptian invention

a mathematical formula

a system of writing achieved by pressing a stylus, or stick, into soft clay

a type of building

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The ziggurats are a good example of the Sumerians' advanced understanding of...

government

agriculture

architecture

medicine

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

When the Babylonians conquered the Sumerians, they...

destroyed all traces of Sumerian writings

preserved Sumerian writings in the Library of Nineveh

adapted the Sumerian's script to their own Semitic language

made Gilgamesh their king

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is true of ancient Mesopotamia?

The ancient culture of the Sumerians was destroyed by the Egyptians.

Many different groups of people successfully invaded the area.

The Akkadian empire was the last great empire of Mesopotamia.

No one reads the literature of the Mesopotamians today.

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