Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz

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

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

What is the name of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Mesopotamia

• Asia Minor

• Egypt

• Red I.

What caused the Mesopotamian plain to dry out during the rainless summers?

• Unpredictable floods

• Too much water

• Fertile soil

• Lack of rainfall

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

What were the pyramid-like structures surrounded by stepped terraces called?

• Ziggurats

• Bazaars

• Sundials

• Eddubas

Who ruled the Sumerian city-states?

• Merchants and artisans

• Farmers and slaves

• Kings

• Priests and priestesses

What did the Sumerians use to write down their language?

• Paper

• Papyrus

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

What was the oldest epic poem in the world called?

• Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Beowulf

What did the Sumerians use bronze for?

• Building houses

• Creating pottery

• Making tools and weapons

• Writing on clay tablets