Ancient Mesopotamian Art

Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

• in northern Africa near the Nile River

• in eastern Europe along the Danuble River

• in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

The job of a scribe was to

• write.
• develop laws.
• govern.
• make tools.

What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?

• pictographs
• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• symbolic

What 3 major civilizations occupied the Fertile Crescent during Ancient Mesopotamia?

• Seminoles, Sioux, and Fox
• Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
• Chinese and Japanese and British
• Egyptians, Africans ,and Spanish

Mesopotamians wrote on

• dirt
• rocks
• Paper
• Clay tablets

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

• India
• Egypt
• China
• Iraq

What did King Nebuchadnezzar build for one of his wives? 

• Written Laws
• A Ziggurat
• Hanging Gardens
• Calendars

A piece of art that projects from the wall, or other type of background surface on which it is carved.

• Scupture

• Relief Sculpture

• Freestanding Sculpture

• Architecture

True or False: Relief sculptures are intended to be viewed from all sides and multiple angles.

• True

• False