Mesopotamia (G.R.A.) Review

The first known form of writing was

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• phonetic alphabet

• none of these are correct

The river(s) that the Mesopotamian civilization developed around was

• Nile and Indus Rivers

• Indus River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Indus and Tigris Rivers

The Mesopotamian belief system was

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

The Mesopotamians felt their gods were

• wrathful/punishing

• peaceful/loving

• neutral/fair

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, which god/goddess fell in love with King Gilgamesh and punished him when he rejected them?

• Anu

• Ishtar

• Nanna

• Marduk

Which of the following mathematical theorems is Mesopotamia associated with using before it was officially "discovered"?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Chaos Theory

• Game Theory

• Calculus

Which of the following achievements are credited to the Mesopotamians?

• irrigation systems

• law codes

• schools

• all of these

Which of the following architectural structures were Mesopotamian?

• Ziggurats

• Pyramids

• Colosseum

• Mausoleum

"a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation."

• epilogue

• epic

• quatrain

• limerick

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