Ancient Mesopotamia

What is the meaning of the word 'Mesopotamia'?

• land of mountains

• land between rivers

• city of gold

• oasis in the desert

Which two rivers were located in Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon

• Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Tigris and Euphrates

What was the first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerian

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

Which city was the capital of the Babylonian Empire?

• Babylon

• Thebes

• Ur

• Nineveh

What is the Code of Hammurabi?

• A type of ancient Babylonian currency

• A lost treasure hidden by Hammurabi

• A well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia.

• A famous poem written by Hammurabi

Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

• Assyrian

• Sumerian

• Babylonian

• Persian

What is cuneiform?

• A type of musical instrument

• A form of dance

• A type of food

• A system of writing

Who was the king of the gods in ancient Mesopotamian mythology?

• Anu

• Gilgamesh

• Marduk

• Enlil

Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization built the city of Nineveh?

• Babylonian

• Sumerian

• Assyrian

• Persian

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

• An ancient Mesopotamian epic poem

• A Greek tragedy

• A modern American novel

• A Chinese folk tale