Mesopotamia Quiz

What is a scribe?

• A person who can write

• A type of ancient temple

• A city with its own traditions

• A belief in many gods

Where was the site of the world's first civilizations?

• Greece

• Babylon

• Persia

• The Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia

What is a city-state?

• A person who can write

• A type of ancient temple

• A city with its own traditions, government, and laws

• A belief in many gods

What is polytheism?

• A belief in one god

• A type of ancient temple

• A city with its own traditions

• A belief in many gods

What was significant about Mesopotamia?

• An ancient empire in southwest Asia and was one of the most powerful empires of the ancient world

• Seafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean

• "Land of milk and honey," the land God told Abraham to take his family to live- the promised land

• The land between two rivers

Which rivers form the fertile crescent?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Amazon

• Yangtze and Yellow

• Ganges and Indus

What was significant about Babylon?

• Capital of Sumer

• Capital of Babylonia

• Capital of Persia

• Capital of Mesopotamia

What was monotheism?

• The belief in the existence of only one god.
• The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
• The belief in the existence of no gods.
• The belief in the existence of both a god and a goddess.

Who were the Phoenicians?

• A seafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean, established colonies throughout the Mediterranean.

• The Phoenicians were a peaceful agricultural society with no significant contributions to civilization.
• The Phoenicians were a group of pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Phoenicians were a nomadic tribe from Central Asia.

What is the Torah?

• The Torah is a collection of prayers and hymns.
• The most sacred text of the Hebrews;The Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

• The Torah is a sacred text in Hinduism.
• The Torah is a historical account of ancient Egypt.