Mesopotamia Unit Quiz

What was the writing system of Sumerians called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• calligraphy

Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion?

• polytheism
• irrigation
• monotheism
• domestication

What are the earliest known written collection of laws called?

• Mesopotamian Laws
• Code of Babylon
• Hammurabi's Code
• Sumerian Code of Law

What was a long- lasting achievement of the Phoenicians?

• alphabet
• ziggurat
• pictographs
• architecture

Why did Mesopotamia, and many other early civilizations, form along river valleys?

• Rivers provided protection from predators.
• The rivers made the land good for farming.
• The rivers brought fish from the ocean for fisherman to catch.
• It was a coincidence, rivers had nothing to do with where people settled.

Which of the following translates to the "land between the rivers"?

• Cuneiform
• Sumeria
• Mesopotamia
• Fertile Crescent

What was the function of the irrigation trenches pictured?

• bring water to homes
• bring water to crops
• carry away waste
• provide protection form attackers and predators

What two rivers made the land of Mesopotamia such a good place for people to settle in?

• Tigris and Jordan Rivers
• Nile and Euphrates Rivers
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Nile and Jordan Rivers

The king of the first empire

• Sargon

• Sumer

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

Another name for a king

• Monarch

• Oligarch

• Dictatator

• President