Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia

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History

6th - 8th Grade

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Jean Paul Questel

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

TRUE

False

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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King ​ (a)   built the ​ (b)   to cheer up his homesick queen.

Nebuchadnezzar II
Hanging Gardens
Hammurabi
Taj Mahal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

Sargon formed a code of laws that later influenced the laws of the Greeks and Romans.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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The job of a scribe was to

write.
develop laws.
govern.
make tools.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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

pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
symbolic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

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What were the main features of Sumerian city-states?

they kept written records

they were part of one great empire

they depended on each other for water

each had their own ruler, gods and farmland

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