Mesopotamia/Geography Quiz

1. The term “Mesopotamia” means: ____.

• surrounded by desert
• Middle East
• between the rivers
• Land of Muhammad

2. What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?

• Ancient writing systems
• Ancient codes of law
• Ancient religious ceremonies
• Ancient governments

3. Complex societies that have cities, governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system are known as ____.

• City-states
• Ziggurats
• Civilizations
• Regions

4. The Mesopotamian system of writing was know as __________.

• Hieroglyphics
• Cave Art
• Phoenecian Alphabet
• Cuneiform

5. The Sumerians invented all of the following except:

• Wheel
• Unit known as a dozen
• 60 minute hour
• Fire

6. The Assyrians were the first to use weapons made of _____________.

• Wood
• Steel
• Plastic
• Iron

7. This city was the largest and most powerful in the world under King Neb:

• Babylon
• Nineveh
• Assyria
• Sumer

8. This leader was responsible for helping Mesopotamia become the world's first empire.

• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Gilgamesh
• Enkidu

What made Mesopotamia an ideal area for settlement? (2 complete sentences)

Which continent is this?

• North America
• South America
• Asia
• Europe