Unit 3 Quiz

Maya, Emma, and Scarlett are on a time-traveling adventure to ancient Sumeria! They come across an ancient script. Can you help them identify the name of this Sumerian writing system?

• Pictography

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphs

• Sanskrit

Imagine you're in a time machine with Sophia, Anika, and Kai, and you've just landed in Ancient Mesopotamia. You notice the Sumerian people worshipping many gods. What kind of religion do you think they practiced?

• monotheism

• polytheism

• Judaism

• Christianity

Abigail, Aria, and Noah are on a time-traveling adventure to ancient Mesopotamia. They learned that "Mesopotamia" means...

• home to a large population

• located between two rivers

• located in the foothills

• home to the world's first cities

Samuel, Michael, and Daniel are having a debate about Sumer's achievements. Which of these achievements can they attribute to Sumer?

• writing and cuneiform

• Hammurabi's Code of Law

• strong military

• iron weapons

During a history class, Mia, Emma, and Noah were discussing ancient civilizations. They were particularly interested in Babylon. Can you help them identify one of Babylon's achievements?

• iron weapons

• Hammurabi's Code of Law

• strong military

• bronze weapons

Aria, Nora, and Aiden are discussing ancient civilizations in their history class. They come across the topic of Akkad. What was one of Akkad's achievements that they might discuss?

• King Sargon and the first empire

• strong military

• bronze weapons

• iron weapons

Ethan, Grace, and Henry are time-traveling back to ancient Assyria! They're trying to figure out one of Assyria's achievements. Can you help them out?

• Did Assyria have a strong military with iron weapons?

• Did Assyria create Hammurabi's Code of Law?

• Did Assyria invent bronze weapons?

• Was Assyria the first empire?

Ava, James, and Rohan are time-traveling back to ancient times! They land in the era of the Sumerians. Which of the following best describes the people they encounter?

• They stumble upon the creators of the first empire

• They meet a group of hunter-gatherers

• They encounter a civilization with a strong army

• They find themselves amidst the first civilization that brought humanity out of the Stone Age

Avery, Noah, and Ava are having a debate about ancient history. They're discussing the identity of Sargon. Who was Sargon?

• King of Akkad

• King of Babylon

• King of Sumer

• King of Neo-Babylonia

Maya, Oliver, and Kai are time-traveling back to ancient Mesopotamia! They want to know what made Mesopotamia a great place to start a civilization. Can you help them figure it out? 

• water and silt

• droughts

• famine

• growing wheat