
Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz
Authored by Lynn Senftner
History
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the area of land that includes the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and extends towards the Mediterranean Sea called?
Fertile Crescent
Nile River
Red Sea
Black Sea
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which rivers should be labeled on the map?
Nile River and Red Sea
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Black Sea and Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea and Caspian Sea
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Mesopotamia
Asia Minor
Egypt
Red I.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What caused the Mesopotamian plain to dry out during the rainless summers?
Unpredictable floods
Too much water
Fertile soil
Lack of rainfall
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What did early villages in Mesopotamia do to manage floods and irrigate the dry plains?
Built dams and channels
Constructed ziggurats
Created a potter's wheel
Developed a system of writing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What were the pyramid-like structures surrounded by stepped terraces called?
Ziggurats
Bazaars
Sundials
Eddubas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who ruled the Sumerian city-states?
Merchants and artisans
Farmers and slaves
Kings
Priests and priestesses
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