6th: Early Civilization Quiz: Mesopotamia

Which two rivers were the main sources of water for Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Tigris and Euphrates

What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian writing system?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Runes

• Sanskrit

What is the name of the Mesopotamian temple towers that were built in a stepped pyramid shape?

• Obelisks

• Pyramids

• Sphinxes

• Ziggurats

Which ancient Mesopotamian ruler is famous for creating one of the world's first written law codes?

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

Which ancient Mesopotamian invention revolutionized agriculture and allowed for surplus food production?

• Wheel

• Sewing machine

• Cell phone

• Plow

Polytheism means

• belief in one god

• Belief in many gods

• belief in no god

Scribes

• helped during the war to defend the country

• took notes of historical events

• were traders of the old world

Garden of Babylon

• was created for all the people of Babylon

• was a garden of herbs and many animals

• was a garden made by Nebuchanezzar for his wife