Mesopotamia practice quiz

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers is: 

• Tigris and Euphrates.
• Danube and Rhine.
• Nile and Congo.

What was cuneiform used for by the Sumerian people?

• The Sumerians used cuneiform as vessels for water.
• The Sumerians used cuneiform to pen animals in on farms.
• The Sumerians used cuneiform to record trade goods and livestock.

Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic. Polytheistic means:

• Belief in One God
• Belief in Two Gods
• Belief in Many Gods

Which of the following were a part of Mesopotamia?

• Cuneiform
• Roman 12 Tables
• English Code of Conduct

What is irrigation?

• A way of supplying water to an area of land
• A surplus of food
• A type of government

What is irrigation?

• A way of supplying water to an area of land
• A surplus of food
• A type of government

What is an empire?

• Different territories of peoples with one ruler
• One territory with one rules for its people
• None of the above

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon