Mesopotamia Practice Quiz

Which of the following first brought structure and laws to Mesopotamia?

• Hammurabi's Code

• Assyrian's Code

• Sargon's Code

• Mesopotamia's Code

During the Bronze Age, people used ______ to make strong axes, swords, and daggers.

• iron

• silver

• gold

• bronze

Which of the following was NOT apart of Mesopotamian farming technology?

• Tractors

• Ox-drawn plow

• Irrigation

• Rainwater collector

The Phoenician's spread culture and trade through...

• chariots

• sailing

• racing

• betting

The ______ was an important technological advancement because it allowed people to travel more quickly and easily.

• car

• wheel

• horse

• scooter

Mesopotamians used _________ to help them count.

• their brains

• the abacus

• other people

• their fingers

The Mesopotamians were the first to create _________ so they could keep track of days and months.

• a horoscope

• a calendar

• a way to survive

• a stronghold

Mesopotamia put together one of the first ______ systems so they could do complex calculations.

• farming

• trading

• alphabet

• number

Complex buildings like the ________ was Mesopotamia's cultural and technological superstar.

• house

• farm

• hut

• ziggurat

What was the name of the type of writing that came out of Mesopotamia?

• Cursive

• Writing

• Cuneiform

• Printing